Christmas Bay Surf Break

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Issued: 5 pm 20 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):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 12AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)--
Afternoon (21 Jun)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (21 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
S
12
0.4
SSW
15
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
0.6
SSW
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.4
S
18
2.5
S
18
3
S
17
2.5
S
16
2.4
S
15
2
S
15
1.8
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
236
186
132
78
161
165
158
152
139
127
86
83
83
107
232
225
368
1197
4225
4494
3704
2720
1733
1335
Wind (km/h)
45
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
20
W
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
ESE
30
S
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
9:52PM1.48m
10:19AM1.37m
10:47PM1.42m
11:11AM1.36m
11:40PM1.37m
Low Tide
3:37PM-0.07m
4:18AM-0.06m
4:35PM-0.04m
5:09AM-0.02m
5:31PM0.02m
5:57AM0.04m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:53
4:53
 mm
1
1
7
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
16
17
17
16
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
10
10
9
8
9
12
Feels °C
6
11
11
13
12
13
11
13
13
11
6
8
7
7
8
9
8
8
7
7
5
5
5
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
S
12
0.5
NE
10
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
0.6
SSW
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.4
S
18
2.5
S
18
3
S
17
2.5
S
16
2.4
S
15
2
S
15
1.8
S
14
Energy kJ
236
186
132
49
161
165
158
152
139
127
86
83
83
107
232
225
368
1197
4225
4494
3704
2720
1733
1335
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
NE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.4
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
S
14
0.4
S
18
1.1
S
12
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
53
37
36
78
48
36
23
33
16
1
8
6
8
6
7
37
107
341
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.4
SSW
12
0.1
SE
15
0.3
NE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
NE
6
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
S
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
ESE
4
Energy kJ
10
10
9
52
9
16
18
8
6
8
8
3
2
7
7
7
7
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
W
3
0.3
SW
5
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
4
0.4
SE
3
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.7
S
5
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
Energy kJ
12
11
5
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
16
29
21
14
10
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
75
135
28
0
77
75
67
0
0
29
29
98
98
98
2
87
87
28
29
87
0
0
5
87
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
6
8
6
5
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
4
5
6
7
6
6
6
8
6
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
7
7
6
6
8
6
5
5
5
5
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