Christmas Bay Surf Break

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Issued: 11 pm 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
13.4° 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 (27 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 5AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jun)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (27 Jun)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (27 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
E
10
3
E
11
3
E
11
3
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.2
E
11
1.3
S
17
1.3
SSW
16
2
E
10
1.2
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.1
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1773
2020
1926
1793
1548
1208
1086
1015
950
808
739
1162
1003
775
622
520
458
408
424
432
432
424
353
734
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:54AM1.22m
3:18PM1.32m
3:42AM1.19m
4:01PM1.30m
4:28AM1.16m
4:43PM1.28m
Low Tide
8:53PM0.27m
8:57AM0.30m
9:39PM0.31m
9:43AM0.34m
10:27PM0.33m
10:30AM0.35m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
<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>
4:54
4:55
4:55
 mm
2
1
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
4
5
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
9
10
10
11
9
9
8
8
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
E
10
3
E
11
3
E
11
3
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
Energy kJ
1773
2020
1926
1793
1548
1208
1086
973
824
808
730
740
666
596
530
520
458
408
424
432
432
424
353
339
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.9
S
9
1.6
S
9
0.6
S
18
0.9
S
18
1.2
S
18
1.3
S
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
18
1.1
S
17
Energy kJ
1090
838
606
404
225
515
919
1015
950
749
739
1162
1003
775
622
401
307
276
210
186
128
91
326
734
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
17
0.4
S
20
0.3
S
17
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
10
Energy kJ
53
124
53
27
30
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SE
7
1.6
S
8
1.9
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
2
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.8
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.7
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.4
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
Energy kJ
147
346
405
373
416
376
336
293
270
226
160
112
89
97
106
83
83
98
101
118
128
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
4
2
4
4
4
1
1
2
1
2
3
2
3
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
135
135
138
157
168
157
169
138
159
138
138
157
101
134
193
101
193
209
193
157
101
101
273
101
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
5
5
3
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
6
6
8
7
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