Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (08 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 4PM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (08 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thu 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | S 19 | S 13 | S 14 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 138 | 120 | 662 | 457 | 693 | 607 | 2283 | 9510 | 14220 | 28106 | 32619 | 28617 | 32770 | 21640 | 14950 | 6839 | 5428 | 4201 | 3045 | 2177 | 1550 | 833 | 717 | 746 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:49AM1.16m | 11:13PM1.22m | 11:33AM1.20m | 11:59PM1.25m | 12:21PM1.26m | 00:48AM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:53PM0.18m | 5:35AM0.15m | 5:39PM0.17m | 6:16AM0.14m | 6:27PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 |
 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSE 14 | SSW 15 | S 19 | S 21 | S 20 | — | S 21 | S 22 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 138 | 90 | 662 | 457 | 18 | 331 | 2283 | 4222 | 4392 | — | 2029 | 2417 | 21098 | 13389 | 9616 | 6839 | 5428 | 4201 | 1806 | 1279 | 928 | 833 | 717 | 746 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 9 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 99 | 113 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 262 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 637 | 794 | 608 | 361 | 237 | 297 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | SSW 19 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 120 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 97 | 110 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 3 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | S 13 | S 14 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 693 | 607 | 1424 | 9510 | 14220 | 28106 | 32619 | 28617 | 32770 | 21640 | 14950 | — | — | — | 3045 | 2177 | 1550 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 101 | 134 | 98 | 98 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 101 | 98 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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