Christmas Bay surf break

Christmas Bay surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 12 Apr 2026 NZST
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Christmas Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
15.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 3AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)8ft (2.4m)11s
Afternoon (13 Apr)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (13 Apr)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
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1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
ENE
4
ENE
3
ENE
2.3
E
2.4
E
1.9
E
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
E
1.5
ENE
1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)12121211111010101091414141413131313121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)53514634289413011405753754586423352411469366361345340477389297229232180180174
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
40
WNW
50
WNW
35
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
15
W
15
W
5
SW
5
N
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:57AM
1.22
1:18PM
1.13
1:42AM
1.23
2:07PM
1.15
2:31AM
1.26
2:59PM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:34PM
0.17
7:13AM
0.13
7:16PM
0.16
7:54AM
0.15
8:04PM
0.15
8:40AM
0.17
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise----6:41-------6:43-------6:43---
Sunset------5:47-------5:45-------5:45-
heavy rain
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
19-----------------------
Temp. °C181919181919171717171615161717151414141314171715
Feels °C (?)18121012161613151413121112131210999911151610
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