Christmas Bay surf break

Christmas Bay surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 NZDT
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Christmas Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
14.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 7PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 2.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (18 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (18 Nov)10ft (3.0m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)99999999999999991010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)41761659512611320101410801056660764616603463474495561651586537464464410410353
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
SW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
5
SSW
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
offoffglassglasscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:45PM
1.21
5:11AM
1.26
5:32PM
1.19
5:55AM
1.27
6:19PM
1.18
6:39AM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:42AM
0.27
10:51PM
0.33
11:31AM
0.32
11:40PM
0.38
12:20PM
0.36
12:28AM
0.40
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sunrise-------5:45-------5:43-------5:43
Sunset---8:14-------8:15-------8:16----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------11-22--6---------
Temp. °C182023242019181616181816171717162024232017161616
Feels °C (?)151721221919181414181715171818151922232016131213
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