Christmas Bay Surf Break

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Issued: 5 am 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
14.1° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (19 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 9AM is: 2.3m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)17s
Afternoon (19 Jun)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (19 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
3
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
12
2.1
S
16
2.3
S
17
2.3
S
17
2.1
S
16
1.9
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.4
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
976
2262
2907
3085
2344
1788
1263
886
722
581
439
359
236
177
130
79
172
165
160
152
137
92
86
83
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SW
10
WNW
10
N
15
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
35
NW
45
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
SSW
10
SSE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:32AM1.40m
8:54PM1.54m
9:26AM1.39m
9:52PM1.48m
10:19AM1.37m
10:47PM1.42m
Low Tide
2:29AM-0.07m
2:39PM-0.09m
3:24AM-0.08m
3:37PM-0.07m
4:18AM-0.06m
4:35PM-0.04m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<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
4:52
4:52
4:53
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
11
10
9
12
13
11
11
11
12
12
14
15
15
15
16
17
16
17
13
12
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
7
7
6
9
9
5
5
5
7
5
10
9
7
11
12
12
12
12
10
11
12
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
11
2.1
S
16
2.3
S
17
2.3
S
17
2.1
S
16
1.9
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.4
NE
10
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.9
SE
5
1
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
Energy kJ
576
2262
2907
3085
2344
1788
1263
886
722
581
439
359
236
177
130
35
172
165
160
35
55
42
23
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
15
0.1
E
20
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
19
0.2
ENE
18
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
11
0.3
NE
13
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
Energy kJ
537
7
7
7
32
8
5
27
52
44
42
56
53
37
36
79
38
47
24
152
137
92
86
83
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
20
0.1
NE
15
0.1
SE
18
0.1
NE
14
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
S
10
0.1
SE
15
0.3
W
3
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
Energy kJ
8
8
12
7
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
52
17
9
2
33
21
20
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
12
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
N
4
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.5
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.3
S
3
1.2
SE
5
0.1
NE
6
0.2
NNE
5
Energy kJ
976
31
2
3
3
1
1
1
4
5
3
3
2
5
1
71
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
101
0
0
0
5
29
28
24
0
75
0
75
75
28
28
15
0
135
98
15
0
28
28
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
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