Christmas Bay Surf Break

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Issued: 11 am 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
13.7° 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 (10 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 8PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jun)15ft (4.5m)14s
Afternoon (10 Jun)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (10 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sat
13
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)
!
!
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
2
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7959
4896
2975
2177
965
772
578
611
539
540
1159
1000
843
716
494
423
359
265
209
196
135
144
106
106
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
SW
5
SE
5
NE
10
N
15
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:21PM1.26m
00:48AM1.29m
1:12PM1.33m
1:40AM1.33m
2:06PM1.41m
2:37AM1.36m
Low Tide
6:16AM0.14m
6:27PM0.16m
7:01AM0.14m
7:21PM0.15m
7:49AM0.14m
8:18PM0.13m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
13
11
10
9
9
8
8
10
10
9
9
8
8
9
9
11
12
11
10
10
10
9
Feels °C
6
7
8
7
7
6
6
5
6
8
8
7
6
5
5
6
6
8
9
8
8
8
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
S
14
3.5
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.8
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
Energy kJ
5713
4332
2124
1408
674
772
578
611
539
540
1159
1000
843
716
494
423
359
265
209
196
135
144
106
106
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
10
2
SSE
10
1.7
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
0.8
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
13
0.2
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
573
778
965
355
404
239
497
444
29
52
49
48
44
42
20
20
24
25
24
22
20
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.7
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SW
14
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
13
Energy kJ
5
50
110
68
47
18
17
17
162
37
52
25
24
8
8
4
8
4
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
S
14
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SSW
3
Energy kJ
7959
4896
2975
2177
2
3
1
2
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
7
4
4
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
67
2
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
7
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
7
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
8
7
8
9
8
7
6
7
6
6
5
6
6
5
6
6
7
8
8
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