Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (13 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 6AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
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 16°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 142 | 130 | 132 | 132 | 135 | 197 | 176 | 176 | 173 | 137 | 128 | 123 | 90 | 107 | 87 | 119 | 150 | 147 | 145 | 135 | 121 | 116 | 114 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:37AM1.36m | 3:02PM1.49m | 3:37AM1.38m | 3:59PM1.56m | 4:38AM1.40m | 4:57PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18PM0.13m | 8:43AM0.13m | 9:19PM0.10m | 9:43AM0.11m | 10:22PM0.07m | 10:45AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 125 | 142 | 130 | 132 | 132 | 135 | 197 | 176 | 176 | 173 | 137 | 128 | 123 | 90 | 86 | 86 | 119 | 150 | 147 | 145 | 135 | 121 | 116 | 114 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 13 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 24 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 30 | 29 | 73 | 69 | 104 | 58 | 57 | 23 | 96 | 82 | 107 | 87 | 40 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 27 | 42 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SE 13 | SSW 19 | — | S 12 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | S 16 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 10 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 37 | — | 11 | — | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 28 | 20 | 18 | 28 | 15 | — | 21 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 9 | 18 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 75 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
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