Christmas Bay Surf Break

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Issued: 11 pm 13 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
13.9° 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.


How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (14 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 2AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (14 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (14 Jun)2ft (0.6m)12s

Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.4
SSW
16
0.7
SSE
9
0.5
S
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
1.2
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.8
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
173
160
137
123
90
86
87
121
150
147
145
127
121
119
114
83
75
108
153
132
86
62
41
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
SE
10
NE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
High Tide
3:37AM1.38m
3:59PM1.56m
4:38AM1.40m
4:57PM1.61m
5:37AM1.41m
5:56PM1.64m
Low Tide
9:19PM0.10m
9:43AM0.11m
10:22PM0.07m
10:45AM0.07m
11:26PM0.03m
11:45AM0.01m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
2
3
3
2
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
14
13
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
10
11
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
10
9
9
8
9
10
10
10
8
9
8
7
8
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
1.1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
Energy kJ
176
173
160
137
123
90
86
39
121
150
147
145
127
121
119
114
83
75
48
73
98
86
50
41
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
S
13
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
10
0.2
SSE
11
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
8
Energy kJ
104
58
52
23
96
82
70
87
40
24
24
16
27
42
23
23
22
40
95
20
11
40
36
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
S
16
0.2
ESE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
10
0.1
E
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.1
E
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
10
Energy kJ
7
7
17
17
17
16
24
16
20
18
28
15
5
21
21
42
61
19
19
4
31
30
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.6
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.2
WNW
2
0.3
WNW
3
1.2
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1
S
6
Energy kJ
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
7
5
9
9
7
2
1
1
108
153
132
62
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
15
15
15
0
0
0
0
0
75
135
75
75
0
0
0
67
2
2
2
24
0
29
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
2
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
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