Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 8PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. 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). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 99 | 83 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 198 | 161 | 173 | 496 | 501 | 247 | 157 | 254 | 341 | 303 | 888 | 929 | 824 | 700 | 376 | 383 | 371 | 1315 | 1168 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:56PM1.64m | 6:36AM1.41m | 6:56PM1.63m | 7:35AM1.40m | 7:55PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:45AM0.01m | 00:30AM-0.01m | 12:43PM-0.04m | 1:32AM-0.05m | 1:41PM-0.08m | 2:29AM-0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  | | | |  | | | |  | | | | | |  | | | | | | |
 | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 |
 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 99 | 83 | 79 | 59 | 65 | 198 | 161 | 173 | 496 | 501 | 142 | 157 | 155 | 196 | 185 | 888 | 929 | 824 | 700 | 376 | 383 | 371 | 1315 | 1168 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NNE 4 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | E 20 | S 18 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 10 | 79 | 78 | 38 | 104 | 148 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 136 | 254 | 341 | 303 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 215 | 283 | 357 | 8 | 642 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | ESE 13 | E 13 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 9 | — | — | SE 12 | S 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | S 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 55 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 70 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | S 11 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 85 | 66 | 66 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 247 | 78 | 215 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 101 | 98 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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