Christmas Bay Surf Break

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Issued: 11 am 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 7PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (12 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (12 Jun)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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)
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.4
SSW
16
0.7
SSE
9
0.5
S
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
343
270
209
196
157
118
108
106
135
135
154
167
176
173
128
128
123
88
86
87
119
150
147
145
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:06PM1.41m
2:37AM1.36m
3:02PM1.49m
3:37AM1.38m
3:59PM1.56m
4:38AM1.40m
Low Tide
7:49AM0.14m
8:18PM0.13m
8:43AM0.13m
9:19PM0.10m
9:43AM0.11m
10:22PM0.07m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:37
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
Temp °C
10
11
12
11
11
11
10
9
10
12
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
7
8
9
7
8
9
8
7
8
10
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
13
12
11
10
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
Energy kJ
343
270
209
196
157
118
108
106
135
135
154
167
176
173
128
128
123
88
86
86
119
150
147
145
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
13
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
Energy kJ
20
20
24
24
24
22
20
31
30
29
73
69
104
58
57
21
41
82
71
87
36
24
23
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
S
12
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
S
16
0.2
ESE
13
0.3
SE
13
Energy kJ
25
24
8
8
4
4
15
20
7
37
11
7
16
17
17
17
16
7
27
45
18
28
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
2
0.5
SSW
3
0.4
S
4
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
Energy kJ
2
6
4
2
4
1
1
3
5
5
5
5
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
15
0
0
0
0
15
15
75
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
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
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
8
9
6
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
9
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