Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (08 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 3AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (08 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
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 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 19 | S 13 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 383 | 339 | 240 | 165 | 138 | 184 | 662 | 457 | 693 | 474 | 2357 | 10090 | 17951 | 33484 | 33323 | 28476 | 31525 | 20255 | 14853 | 10955 | 8444 | 3982 | 4377 | 2177 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:28PM1.20m | 10:49AM1.16m | 11:13PM1.22m | 11:33AM1.20m | 11:59PM1.25m | 12:21PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:54AM0.15m | 4:53PM0.18m | 5:35AM0.15m | 5:39PM0.17m | 6:16AM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSE 14 | SSW 15 | S 19 | S 21 | S 21 | — | S 21 | S 21 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 383 | 339 | 240 | 165 | 138 | 115 | 662 | 457 | 18 | 474 | 2357 | 4608 | 5658 | — | 1302 | 1096 | 19801 | 13067 | 9487 | 6839 | 5428 | 3982 | 1778 | 850 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 9 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 9 | 68 | 99 | 113 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 939 | 743 | 1109 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | E 10 | SSW 20 | ENE 7 | NE 9 | S 19 | NE 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 184 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | NNW 4 | — | W 3 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | S 13 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | — | S 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 8 | — | 2 | 693 | 444 | 1575 | 10090 | 17951 | 33484 | 33323 | 28476 | 31525 | 20255 | 14853 | 10955 | 8444 | — | 4377 | 2177 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 101 | 98 | 101 | 134 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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