Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 6PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ENE 7 | ESE 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 83 | 52 | 50 | 44 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 78 | 17 | 62 | 29 | 105 | 158 | 515 | 549 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:26PM1.33m | 00:46AM1.26m | 1:14PM1.32m | 1:32AM1.22m | 1:59PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15AM0.15m | 6:48PM0.18m | 6:58AM0.21m | 7:34PM0.22m | 7:39AM0.25m | 8:18PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 83 | 52 | 50 | 44 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 78 | 69 | 62 | 42 | 105 | 158 | 93 | 89 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | S 9 | ENE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 8 | SE 13 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 40 | 38 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 106 | 133 | 206 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | ENE 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | ENE 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | NE 8 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 15 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | SW 2 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 125 | 515 | 549 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 28 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 245 | 168 | 245 | 168 | 149 | 168 | 168 | 29 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 67 | 227 | 169 | 101 |
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