Christmas Bay surf break

Christmas Bay surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 02 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
16.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 3AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (02 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (02 Jan)2ft (0.6m)8s

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

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Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.8
S
0.9
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)887888888888866666777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)85666273736949505048324735486076941161271471241038383
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
5
W
10
ESE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffglassoncross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:12AM
1.57
4:50PM
1.38
5:10AM
1.60
5:49PM
1.38
6:08AM
1.60
6:47PM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:55PM
0.05
10:33AM
0.03
10:55PM
0.03
11:35AM
0.02
11:55PM
-0.00
12:38PM
0.00
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Sunrise---5:47-------5:47-------5:48----
Sunset-------8:50-------8:50-------8:50
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------11----------
Temp. °C171717161919191715151414141414141414131314141514
Feels °C (?)13131413181817161513111111111099109911111211
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