Christmas Bay Surf Break

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Issued: 5 am 21 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 (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 10AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (21 Jun)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (21 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
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)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
5
4
4
4
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
1
S
12
1.7
S
17
2.5
S
18
2.5
S
17
2.5
S
16
2.3
S
15
2
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
161
165
158
152
139
127
86
83
83
220
229
239
309
1719
3851
4182
3438
2502
1733
1195
975
711
582
475
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
20
W
15
SW
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SE
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:19AM1.37m
10:47PM1.42m
11:11AM1.36m
11:40PM1.37m
12:04PM1.34m
Low Tide
4:18AM-0.06m
4:35PM-0.04m
5:09AM-0.02m
5:31PM0.02m
5:57AM0.04m
6:24PM0.08m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<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
4:53
4:53
4:53
 mm
1
1
2
8
2
Temp °C
16
16
14
13
12
12
11
10
11
11
11
12
11
11
10
9
9
8
9
12
13
12
11
11
Feels °C
11
13
11
12
11
11
6
6
7
8
8
10
9
8
7
6
6
4
5
7
8
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
1
S
12
1.7
S
17
2.5
S
18
2.5
S
17
2.5
S
16
2.3
S
15
2
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
Energy kJ
161
165
158
152
139
127
86
83
83
220
229
239
309
1719
3851
4182
3438
2502
1733
1195
975
711
582
475
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
7
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.4
S
18
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.9
NE
6
Energy kJ
48
23
14
7
8
5
8
6
3
3
7
7
104
7
2
2
3
46
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
15
0.3
NE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
9
16
18
14
6
6
4
1
8
7
8
7
14
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.4
W
3
0.3
SW
5
0.4
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
Energy kJ
2
2
4
5
8
13
38
32
15
5
11
15
23
39
89
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
Distance (km)
38
0
15
67
29
29
67
98
98
2
2
0
87
28
29
0
0
0
0
87
87
87
0
5
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
6
7
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
5
5
6
7
6
5
6
7
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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