Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 4AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
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 15°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 258 | 419 | 902 | 1018 | 933 | 824 | 700 | 383 | 383 | 383 | 537 | 2605 | 3237 | 3276 | 2537 | 1788 | 1310 | 912 | 722 | 599 | 446 | 359 | 294 | 186 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:56PM1.63m | 7:35AM1.40m | 7:55PM1.59m | 8:32AM1.40m | 8:54PM1.54m | 9:26AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:32AM-0.05m | 1:41PM-0.08m | 2:29AM-0.07m | 2:39PM-0.09m | 3:24AM-0.08m | 3:37PM-0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 142 | 163 | 902 | 1018 | 933 | 824 | 700 | 383 | 383 | 383 | 537 | 2605 | 3237 | 3276 | 2537 | 1788 | 1310 | 912 | 722 | 599 | 446 | 359 | 294 | 186 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | E 20 | E 20 | E 19 | E 19 | ENE 18 | NE 14 | NNE 11 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 258 | 419 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 264 | 216 | 287 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 51 | 43 | 58 | 55 | 52 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | E 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | NE 15 | SE 18 | NE 14 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 55 | 13 | 14 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 8 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | NNE 14 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 2 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 510 | — | — | — | — | 81 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 15 | 75 | 15 | 15 | 75 | 75 |
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