Christmas Bay Surf Break

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Issued: 11 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
13.8° 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 (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 6PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (21 Jun)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (21 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)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 Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
1
S
12
1.7
S
18
2.4
S
18
2.5
S
17
2.5
S
16
2.2
S
15
1.9
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
158
149
139
127
86
83
83
268
228
239
309
1759
3553
3882
3182
2293
1568
1195
874
711
582
475
439
359
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
ESE
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:19AM1.37m
10:47PM1.42m
11:11AM1.36m
11:40PM1.37m
12:04PM1.34m
00:30AM1.33m
Low Tide
4:35PM-0.04m
5:09AM-0.02m
5:31PM0.02m
5:57AM0.04m
6:24PM0.08m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:53
4:53
4:53
 mm
1
1
1
4
3
1
Temp °C
14
13
12
12
11
10
11
11
11
12
11
11
10
10
9
9
10
12
13
12
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
12
12
11
11
7
6
7
8
8
10
8
8
7
7
5
5
6
8
9
9
8
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
1
S
12
1.7
S
18
2.4
S
18
2.5
S
17
2.5
S
16
2.2
S
15
1.9
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
Energy kJ
158
149
139
127
86
83
83
268
228
239
309
1759
3553
3882
3182
2293
1568
1195
874
711
582
475
439
359
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
S
4
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.4
S
19
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
Energy kJ
14
6
6
2
8
6
6
7
7
7
114
7
2
2
41
49
63
83
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
18
14
16
8
7
3
3
7
2
7
7
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
5
0.2
SSW
4
0.3
S
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.5
NE
7
Energy kJ
4
1
2
7
28
31
8
11
12
18
31
92
122
150
200
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
24
15
29
56
98
98
2
2
15
87
28
24
0
0
0
0
87
87
29
5
1
28
28
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
6
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
1
1
4
5
5
6
7
6
5
6
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
6
5
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