Christmas Bay surf break

Christmas Bay surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 18 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
15.7° 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 5AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (19 Apr)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (19 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.9
ENE
0.2
S
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.5
SSE
2
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.3
S
2.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)111189999910810888888891010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)24122732932642951414157711755508469696928463795891393810471108
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
10
N
5
NNW
20
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
20
NW
15
NNE
15
ENE
10
E
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:23AM
1.38
6:44PM
1.49
7:22AM
1.40
7:41PM
1.56
8:19AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:10AM
0.10
12:40PM
0.14
1:13AM
0.06
1:35PM
0.09
2:14AM
0.00
2:30PM
0.03
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise----6:48-------6:48-------6:50---
Sunset------5:38-------5:37-------5:36-
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
Rain (mm)
241----32----241-11241-11
Temp. °C161514141518171514131212131313141314141313161514
Feels °C (?)131311111316151413109810109111113141011141313
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