Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (27 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 10PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tue 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1010 | 1015 | 950 | 749 | 739 | 1162 | 1016 | 775 | 622 | 530 | 468 | 467 | 505 | 524 | 595 | 486 | 418 | 1039 | 2117 | 2632 | 2768 | 2911 | 2642 | 2151 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:18PM1.32m | 3:42AM1.19m | 4:01PM1.30m | 4:28AM1.16m | 4:43PM1.28m | 5:13AM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:39PM0.31m | 9:43AM0.34m | 10:27PM0.33m | 10:30AM0.35m | 11:14PM0.34m | 11:15AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — |
 | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 1010 | 973 | 824 | 730 | 730 | 730 | 730 | 666 | 596 | 530 | 468 | 467 | 505 | 524 | 595 | 486 | 386 | 379 | 2117 | 2632 | 2768 | 2911 | 2642 | 2151 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | S 18 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 919 | 1015 | 950 | 749 | 739 | 1162 | 1016 | 775 | 622 | 401 | 307 | 280 | 210 | 186 | 126 | 91 | 418 | 1039 | 327 | 271 | 266 | 260 | 305 | 320 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 20 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 124 | — | 148 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 16 | 29 | 132 | 104 | 85 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 293 | 317 | 278 | 278 | 278 | 208 | — | 115 | 126 | 101 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 97 | 121 | 155 | 142 | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 168 | 169 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 101 | 159 | 169 | 134 | 101 | 101 | 234 | 134 | 193 | 157 | 174 | 134 | 110 | 2 | 2 | 87 | 15 | 15 | 87 |
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