Christmas Bay Surf Break

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Issued: 5 pm 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
13.1° 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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 1AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (01 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (01 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Fri
3
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)
3
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
12
1
S
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1902
1450
1225
1042
880
831
683
643
521
400
341
361
403
382
313
308
302
290
290
296
308
313
313
361
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:26PM1.25m
5:58AM1.11m
6:09PM1.22m
6:44AM1.09m
6:53PM1.19m
7:30AM1.08m
Low Tide
00:03AM0.32m
11:59AM0.31m
00:51AM0.29m
12:42PM0.28m
1:36AM0.25m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
4:55
4:57
4:57
4:58
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
9
10
10
9
9
10
12
11
10
9
9
8
8
10
12
10
9
8
7
7
8
11
Feels °C
8
7
7
8
7
6
6
7
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
6
9
6
5
3
2
2
3
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
Energy kJ
1902
1450
1225
1042
880
831
683
643
521
262
279
361
403
382
313
308
302
290
290
296
308
313
313
361
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1
S
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
S
8
Energy kJ
349
334
295
305
305
305
260
260
260
400
341
341
273
269
195
187
135
127
92
65
67
89
81
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
123
116
114
90
90
63
43
42
28
25
14
14
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
NNW
2
0.5
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
Energy kJ
3
3
3
1
5
7
8
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
87
87
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
15
15
15
15
15
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
6
5
7
9
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