Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (05 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 11AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (05 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
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 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Mon 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 26 | 41 | 13 | 90 | 15 | 15 | 154 | 202 | 188 | 11 | 15 | 30 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 61 | 59 | 94 | 351 | 446 | 408 | 421 | 486 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:47AM1.12m | 8:57PM1.19m | 9:28AM1.12m | 9:42PM1.19m | 10:08AM1.13m | 10:28PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:53AM0.23m | 2:42PM0.26m | 3:34AM0.20m | 3:25PM0.23m | 4:14AM0.17m | 4:08PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 7 | SSW 10 | NE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 27 | 26 | 41 | 53 | 90 | 122 | 122 | 154 | 202 | 188 | 178 | 107 | 81 | 62 | 71 | 63 | 18 | 29 | 12 | 37 | 11 | 408 | 421 | 486 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 14 | SSW 11 | S 12 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 23 | 72 | 23 | 18 | 61 | 59 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | NNE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 18 | S 8 | S 15 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 13 | SE 16 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 12 | E 9 | SE 16 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 33 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NE 7 | NNW 2 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | SW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 99 | 1 | 237 | 237 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 94 | 351 | 446 | 343 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 29 | 56 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 56 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 234 | 98 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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