Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (25 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 8AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sun 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 840 | 812 | 734 | 638 | 784 | 1739 | 2004 | 2626 | 4346 | 4496 | 2669 | 2301 | 2856 | 3627 | 1671 | 1676 | 1646 | 1386 | 1168 | 980 | 890 | 937 | 840 | 857 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:18AM1.29m | 1:46PM1.33m | 2:06AM1.26m | 2:34PM1.33m | 2:54AM1.22m | 3:18PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28AM0.18m | 8:05PM0.21m | 8:12AM0.25m | 8:53PM0.27m | 8:57AM0.30m | 9:39PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:55 |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -3 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 11 | ENE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 840 | 812 | 734 | 638 | 615 | 471 | 402 | 353 | 338 | 352 | 2669 | 562 | 2856 | 2653 | 1671 | 1676 | 1646 | 1386 | 1168 | 980 | 890 | 937 | 840 | 857 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 154 | 111 | 156 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 640 | 540 | — | 772 | 780 | 1519 | 1115 | 804 | 25 | 162 | 413 | 777 | 869 | 790 | 749 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 267 | — | — | — | — | 130 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | — | S 11 | ESE 7 | S 11 | — | — | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 1398 | 1541 | — | 167 | 784 | 1739 | 2004 | 2626 | 4346 | 4496 | — | 2301 | 167 | 3627 | — | — | 1132 | 718 | 537 | 408 | 470 | 476 | 624 | 665 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 0 | 67 | 101 | 146 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 295 | 227 | 298 | 2 | 169 | 247 | 267 | 169 | 2 | 67 | 138 | 157 | 250 | 267 | 234 | 234 |
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