Christmas Bay Surf Break
Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay, New Zealand Weather Observations

Weather Forecast for Christmas Bay

Issued: 11 am 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
13.7° C

Normal for this time of year

Christmas Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Christmas Bay based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Christmas Bay right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Christmas Bay

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

CastlepointAws

1 km N120 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
100
stormy winds from the SSW
(100 km/h at 210°)
9.9 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Ballance wx

69 km NW160 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
light winds from the S
(6 km/h at 176°)
10
10 °C-
-
-
-
0

Palmerston North

79 km WNW31 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 248 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
12 °C-
-
-
-
0

PalmerstonNorthAero Aws

83 km WNW39 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearClear skies
30
fresh winds from the SSW
(31 km/h at 210°)
11.9 °C10 km
10 km
-
no observation
-

Karere wx

84 km WNW15 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
15
light winds from the SW
(16 km/h at 216°)
30
12 °C-
-
-
-
0

Cross Creek wx

91 km SW451 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
15
light winds from the SW
(14 km/h at 227°)
35
11 °C-
-
-
-
0

Otaki

92 km WSW12 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
20
moderate winds from the S
(21 km/h at 169°)
50
12 °C-
-
-
-
0

Takapau Plains Automatic Weather Station

97 km N347 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
35
fresh winds from the SW
(37 km/h at 220°)
8.2 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Paraparaumu Automatic Weather Station

103 km WSW8 m above sea level

1 hour ago
rain showersModerate to heavy rain showers
40
strong winds from the S
(39 km/h at 190°)
10.3 °C10 km
10 km
-
no observation
-

Kapiti Aeromodellers

105 km WSW6 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
45
strong winds from the S
(44 km/h at 184°)
85
7.6 °C-
-
-
-
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Christmas Bay and within an acceptable time window.

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