Christmas Bay Surf Break

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Issued: 5 pm 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
13.8° 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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 12AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (12 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (12 Jun)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.4
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1159
1000
843
716
494
423
343
270
209
160
157
115
108
82
108
110
157
167
176
173
137
137
123
90
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
N
5
W
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:12PM1.33m
1:40AM1.33m
2:06PM1.41m
2:37AM1.36m
3:02PM1.49m
3:37AM1.38m
Low Tide
7:21PM0.15m
7:49AM0.14m
8:18PM0.13m
8:43AM0.13m
9:19PM0.10m
9:43AM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:37
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
10
9
8
9
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
12
14
12
12
11
12
13
13
15
Feels °C
9
8
6
5
6
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
10
12
11
11
9
10
11
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
Energy kJ
1159
1000
843
716
494
423
343
270
209
160
157
115
108
82
108
110
157
167
176
173
137
137
123
90
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
16
Energy kJ
29
52
49
48
44
42
20
20
24
24
24
22
20
14
30
29
75
71
106
57
24
21
42
83
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
16
0.1
S
20
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
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
S
12
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
Energy kJ
18
105
17
162
7
52
25
24
8
8
4
4
15
20
7
36
11
7
21
17
17
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
NNW
3
Energy kJ
1
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
0
29
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
24
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
8
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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