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Christmas Bay Surf Forecast
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Christmas Bay surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 7AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 80 | 76 | 102 | 99 | 96 | 93 | 86 | 56 | 71 | 71 | 97 | 154 | 225 | 320 | 462 | 597 | 730 | 933 | 1056 | 12 | 1172 | 992 | 905 | 771 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:50PM 1.52 | 11:25AM 1.38 | 11:44PM 1.52 | 12:16PM 1.37 | 12:40AM 1.50 | 1:08PM 1.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:23AM -0.04 | 5:39PM -0.02 | 6:15AM -0.07 | 6:30PM -0.05 | 7:06AM -0.08 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 |
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