
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 9AM is: 5.0m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu morning, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5022 | 2946 | 4818 | 4983 | 3168 | 2806 | 2669 | 3010 | 2463 | 2038 | 1724 | 1367 | 1053 | 1224 | 1024 | 821 | 782 | 799 | 696 | 452 | 480 | 448 | 430 | 380 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 11:59AM1.33m | 00:27AM1.31m | 12:51PM1.40m | 1:19AM1.33m | 1:45PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:56AM0.13m | 6:15PM0.13m | 6:41AM0.11m | 7:07PM0.10m | 7:30AM0.09m | 8:02PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:04 | |
mm | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | ESE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 22 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
55 | 1939 | 84 | 45 | 3168 | 2806 | 2669 | 3010 | 2463 | 2038 | 1724 | 1367 | 1053 | 1224 | 1024 | 821 | 782 | 799 | 696 | 452 | 480 | 437 | 430 | 293 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 19 | S 7 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
— | 51 | — | — | — | — | 145 | 143 | 137 | 95 | 176 | 173 | 157 | 147 | 137 | 68 | 63 | 41 | 190 | 59 | 304 | 448 | 421 | 380 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | S 18 | SSW 10 | S 7 | — | S 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | 74 | 128 | 102 | 195 | — | 209 | 209 | 124 | 80 | 47 | 76 | 38 | 238 | 37 | 32 | — | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
5022 | 2946 | 4818 | 4983 | 1404 | 1399 | 1050 | 460 | 526 | 458 | 292 | 186 | 178 | 149 | 229 | 102 | 103 | 131 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 250 | 227 | 227 | 335 | 316 | 309 | 286 | 286 | 276 | 101 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 101 | 101 | 67 | 101 | 101 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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