Christmas Bay surf break

Christmas Bay surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 29 Aug 2025 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
12.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 9AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (29 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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

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Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Mon
01
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.4
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.4
S
Period(s) (?)111010101011111010101010101016161615141413131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)543486438361319331259212194158154109113125183345312287309296395458487573
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:36AM
1.22
10:00PM
1.20
10:18AM
1.23
10:41PM
1.20
10:59AM
1.23
11:21PM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:30AM
0.25
3:58PM
0.23
4:13AM
0.26
4:45PM
0.24
4:55AM
0.27
5:28PM
0.23
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Mon
01
Sunrise--6:45-------6:43-------6:41-----
Sunset----5:46-------5:47-------5:49---
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------11453-
Temp. °C13121313131212111112131414131212121212129888
Feels °C (?)734324555667887788893346
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Wairarapa

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-off wind 26 km from Tora Point has swung offshore (fresh winds from the N at Ngawi Automatic Weather Station). No surfable waves

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Actual: 38 min ago

41 km/h
NW
Offshore
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