Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (06 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 12AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 05). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Mon 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 90 | 90 | 142 | 183 | 280 | 293 | 202 | 32 | 30 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 134 | 150 | 139 | 107 | 147 | 203 | 217 | 288 | 246 | 173 | 141 | 131 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:57PM1.19m | 9:28AM1.12m | 9:42PM1.19m | 10:08AM1.13m | 10:28PM1.20m | 10:49AM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:42PM0.26m | 3:34AM0.20m | 3:25PM0.23m | 4:14AM0.17m | 4:08PM0.20m | 4:54AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — |
 | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 7 | S 12 | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 90 | 90 | 142 | 183 | 280 | 293 | 202 | 142 | 93 | 42 | 71 | 63 | 88 | 104 | 96 | 107 | 147 | 203 | 217 | 288 | 246 | 173 | 141 | 118 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 14 | SSW 11 | S 12 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 32 | 23 | 72 | 24 | 20 | 40 | 40 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 96 | 131 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 8 | S 15 | S 12 | S 11 | S 13 | E 9 | S 4 | NE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | E 10 | SE 15 | SSW 20 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 37 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | SW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | N 2 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 212 | 318 | 313 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 17 | 38 | 134 | 150 | 139 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 56 | 56 | 38 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 67 | 0 | 29 | 67 | 2 | 98 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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