Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (08 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 9PM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.0m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1034 | 1106 | 2193 | 3759 | 4791 | 5403 | 5729 | 5993 | 5739 | 5794 | 5130 | 2939 | 2644 | 2310 | 2000 | 1394 | 1075 | 1333 | 1147 | 1001 | 886 | 831 | 848 | 740 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:38PM1.27m | 11:59AM1.33m | 00:27AM1.31m | 12:51PM1.40m | 1:19AM1.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24PM0.15m | 5:56AM0.13m | 6:15PM0.13m | 6:41AM0.11m | 7:07PM0.10m | 7:30AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
 | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 11 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 1034 | 1106 | 907 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 45 | 40 | 74 | 2939 | 2644 | 2310 | 2000 | 1394 | 1075 | 1333 | 1147 | 1001 | 886 | 831 | 848 | 740 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | NE 10 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | SSW 21 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 62 | 15 | 31 | 80 | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | 139 | 181 | 176 | 178 | 173 | 157 | 147 | 137 | 93 | 86 | 59 | 51 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | SSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 19 | S 18 |
| kJ | 7 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | 131 | 176 | 195 | — | 215 | 209 | 124 | 80 | 79 | 74 | 192 | 238 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 327 | 899 | 2193 | 3759 | 4791 | 5403 | 5729 | 5993 | 5739 | 5794 | 5130 | 773 | 488 | 458 | 259 | 220 | 189 | 149 | 60 | 53 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 273 | 309 | 169 | 227 | 309 | 227 | 227 | 316 | 286 | 309 | 279 | 276 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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