Christmas Bay Surf Break

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Issued: 11 am 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
14.1° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (19 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 5PM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)17s
Afternoon (19 Jun)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (19 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Fri
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
1
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
17
2.3
S
17
2.1
S
16
1.9
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
S
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
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2907
3085
2344
1788
1263
886
722
581
439
359
236
177
130
79
159
165
160
152
137
127
86
82
109
111
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
N
15
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
35
WNW
40
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
15
S
5
E
5
NE
15
NNE
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
High Tide
8:32AM1.40m
8:54PM1.54m
9:26AM1.39m
9:52PM1.48m
10:19AM1.37m
10:47PM1.42m
Low Tide
2:39PM-0.09m
3:24AM-0.08m
3:37PM-0.07m
4:18AM-0.06m
4:35PM-0.04m
5:09AM-0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
<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
4:52
4:52
4:53
 mm
3
1
1
Temp °C
9
12
13
11
11
12
12
13
14
15
15
16
16
17
17
17
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
11
Feels °C
6
9
9
5
5
7
6
7
10
8
8
12
12
13
12
12
9
12
11
10
12
11
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
17
2.3
S
17
2.1
S
16
1.9
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.5
NE
10
0.6
S
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
Energy kJ
2907
3085
2344
1788
1263
886
722
581
439
359
236
177
130
49
159
165
160
24
22
21
86
82
109
111
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
19
0.2
ENE
18
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
11
0.3
NE
13
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
WSW
4
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.3
SSW
5
0.2
ENE
9
Energy kJ
7
7
32
8
5
27
52
44
42
56
53
37
36
79
48
23
3
152
137
127
9
5
4
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
15
0.1
SE
18
0.1
NE
14
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
SE
15
0.4
SSW
12
0.1
SE
15
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
4
0.3
E
4
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
8
12
7
12
11
11
10
10
10
2
9
52
9
16
14
21
21
13
4
4
3
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
14
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.6
W
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.5
NE
5
0.7
SE
4
Energy kJ
81
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
5
5
3
4
8
4
18
5
14
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
5
29
29
24
15
15
0
75
135
28
28
0
38
75
87
0
28
28
0
0
0
67
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
6
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
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