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Christmas Bay surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
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Christmas Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
15.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 3PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thu 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | |
1799 | 1546 | 1113 | 1003 | 784 | 636 | 529 | 403 | 305 | 233 | 103 | 72 | 99 | 68 | 51 | 48 | 33 | 45 | 29 | 19 | 72 | 103 | 140 | 143 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | on | 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 | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 1:42PM1.27m | 2:07AM1.34m | 2:37PM1.26m | 2:59AM1.30m | 3:28PM1.26m | 3:50AM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28AM0.00m | 7:54PM0.02m | 8:17AM0.08m | 8:49PM0.08m | 9:07AM0.16m | 9:43PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | |
— | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | |
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Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 |
1799 | 1546 | 1113 | 1003 | 784 | 636 | 529 | 403 | 305 | 233 | 103 | 72 | 99 | 68 | 51 | 48 | 33 | 45 | 29 | 19 | 72 | 103 | 140 | 143 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | S 15 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SE 10 |
— | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 59 | 51 | 10 | 32 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | S 22 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 5 | SSW 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 9 | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | S 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 117 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 101 | 87 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 98 |
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