Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 5AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 161 | 161 | 173 | 496 | 501 | 247 | 156 | 258 | 413 | 1121 | 1138 | 1034 | 799 | 690 | 383 | 383 | 446 | 1018 | 2097 | 3393 | 3473 | 2761 | 2027 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:36AM1.41m | 6:56PM1.63m | 7:35AM1.40m | 7:55PM1.59m | 8:32AM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:30AM-0.01m | 12:43PM-0.04m | 1:32AM-0.05m | 1:41PM-0.08m | 2:29AM-0.07m | 2:39PM-0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 65 | 161 | 161 | 173 | 496 | 501 | 142 | 119 | 216 | 202 | 1121 | 1138 | 1034 | 799 | 690 | 383 | 383 | 446 | 522 | 2097 | 3393 | 3473 | 2761 | 2027 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | E 20 | E 19 | — | E 18 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 78 | 38 | 104 | 148 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 136 | 258 | 413 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 198 | 216 | 283 | 531 | 7 | 7 | — | 26 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 9 | — | — | SE 12 | SSW 10 | ESE 12 | E 12 | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | E 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | E 20 | — | — | — | — | SE 18 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 37 | 14 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | S 11 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | SSW 12 | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | 247 | 156 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 1018 | 78 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 24 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 98 | 98 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 28 |
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