Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Issued: 11 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is

12.7° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 2AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	15s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	16s
Evening (16 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, calm by Thu night).
		Thursday 16								Friday 17								Saturday 18
	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)	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 13	E 13	ESE 14	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	S 15	SSW 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	S 23	S 22	S 20
Wave Graph
kJ	66	86	89	143	167	174	298	427	512	635	778	892	957	933	1060	869	829	818	711	691	682	1098	2607	3328
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	W	SSW	S	S	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off
High Tide					6:14AM1.35m				6:35PM1.54m				7:12AM1.34m				7:34PM1.50m				8:09AM1.35m
Low Tide			00:07AM-0.03m				12:20PM-0.09m				1:08AM-0.04m				1:19PM-0.10m				2:05AM-0.04m				2:17PM-0.08m


	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	13	14	15	14	11	11	10	10	10	10	12	13	10	10	9	9	9	11	12	12	11
Feels °C	8	8	7	8	8	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	7	9	10	6	7	6	4	4	6	7	10	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 13	E 13	ESE 14	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	S 15	SSW 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	S 22	S 20
kJ	66	86	89	143	167	174	298	427	512	635	778	892	957	933	1060	869	829	818	711	691	682	663	2607	3328
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 14	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 4	S 4	S 7	S 7	S 8	S 9	S 10	ESE 16	ESE 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	S 23	ESE 14	ESE 14
kJ	24	33	30	30	19	29	25	6	5	24	38	72	198	284	909	851	622	596	379	355	314	1098	508	493
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 19	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	S 17	—	E 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 19	S 25	SSW 10	SSW 10	—
kJ	29	21	8	8	24	—	2	24	24	47	45	44	73	169	—	—	—	—	—	36	109	184	170	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 2	NW 3	NW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	W 3	WSW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	—	—	—
kJ	2	3	4	3	6	8	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	8	8	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Whareama Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Christmas Bay Wairarapa	Christmas Bay Wairarapa	Pourere Beach Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Pourere Beach Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Castlepoint Beach Wairarapa	Castlepoint Beach Wairarapa	Christmas Bay Wairarapa	Christmas Bay Wairarapa	Christmas Bay Wairarapa	Christmas Bay Wairarapa	Christmas Bay Wairarapa	Christmas Bay Wairarapa	Christmas Bay Wairarapa	Christmas Bay Wairarapa	Christmas Bay Wairarapa	Christmas Bay Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Christmas Bay Wairarapa
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	15	28	0	0	75	15	75	15	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	28	15	0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Pourere Beach	Whareama	Pourere Beach	Tora-Stix	Blackhead	Blackhead	Tora Point	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Blackhead	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Seconds (White Rock)	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Seconds (White Rock)
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Kaka Point Catlins	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Seconds (White Rock) Wairarapa
Rating (10 max)	1	5	5	4	3	4	4	2	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	4	8	4	5	8	4	4	7
Header Global	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Catlins River Mouth New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	5	6	8	5	5	7

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