Christmas Bay Surf Break
Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Christmas Bay

Issued: 5 am 04 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
13.6° 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 (04 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 12PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (04 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (04 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sun
7
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.5
S
11
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.2
SSW
13
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
0.2
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
168
136
58
92
90
88
84
28
61
59
46
16
62
64
81
111
183
222
11
21
40
72
71
63
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
15
W
10
W
15
W
10
W
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:04AM1.13m
8:13PM1.21m
8:47AM1.12m
8:57PM1.19m
9:28AM1.12m
9:42PM1.19m
Low Tide
2:11AM0.28m
2:00PM0.30m
2:53AM0.23m
2:42PM0.26m
3:34AM0.20m
3:25PM0.23m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:53
4:53
4:52
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
15
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
16
16
14
13
12
Feels °C
9
8
8
12
15
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
10
12
13
12
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.6
E
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
10
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
S
11
Energy kJ
168
136
51
92
90
88
84
20
61
59
46
53
62
64
81
111
183
222
242
148
83
94
59
63
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.6
NE
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
S
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
NE
7
Energy kJ
70
64
60
35
34
32
16
28
33
12
12
16
15
15
15
15
15
14
11
21
40
72
71
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.5
S
11
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
12
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.4
NE
9
Energy kJ
6
6
58
2
2
14
14
7
7
6
7
6
2
1
1
1
1
5
6
15
14
10
8
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
3
0.3
N
2
0.3
NNE
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.3
N
3
1.1
NE
6
0.3
N
2
0.2
NNW
2
1.3
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
0.3
NW
3
0.3
SW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
106
1
1
162
211
1
2
3
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
15
28
5
0
29
29
29
29
29
56
38
29
5
0
0
0
24
29
1
1
0
0
1
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
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