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Christmas Bay surf break

Christmas Bay surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
17.1° 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 7PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (14 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (14 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.8
ENE
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
1
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
Period(s) (?)999999999613131313131313131376777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14010610610655785959404998939090999999969593109150217254
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
10
S
15
SE
10
SE
5
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		offglassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:46PM
1.20
3:12AM
1.29
3:32PM
1.17
3:53AM
1.28
4:18PM
1.14
4:34AM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:49AM
0.27
8:52PM
0.29
9:33AM
0.29
9:33PM
0.31
10:16AM
0.30
10:17PM
0.32
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise-------6:00-------6:01-------6:01
Sunset---8:47-------8:46-------8:46----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------263363252-25211--
Temp. °C191917161515151616181918181716161818171615151414
Feels °C (?)171715151514131415182019191817171917161412121010
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