Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (01 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 1AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 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 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Fri 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1902 | 1450 | 1225 | 1042 | 880 | 831 | 683 | 643 | 521 | 400 | 341 | 361 | 403 | 382 | 313 | 308 | 302 | 290 | 290 | 296 | 308 | 313 | 313 | 361 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:26PM1.25m | 5:58AM1.11m | 6:09PM1.22m | 6:44AM1.09m | 6:53PM1.19m | 7:30AM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:03AM0.32m | 11:59AM0.31m | 00:51AM0.29m | 12:42PM0.28m | 1:36AM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — |
 | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 1902 | 1450 | 1225 | 1042 | 880 | 831 | 683 | 643 | 521 | 262 | 279 | 361 | 403 | 382 | 313 | 308 | 302 | 290 | 290 | 296 | 308 | 313 | 313 | 361 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 16 | S 8 |
| kJ | 349 | 334 | 295 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 400 | 341 | 341 | 273 | 269 | 195 | 187 | 135 | 127 | 92 | 65 | 67 | 89 | 81 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | SSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 123 | 116 | 114 | 90 | 90 | 63 | 43 | 42 | 28 | 25 | 14 | 14 | — | — | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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