Christmas Bay Surf Break

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Issued: 5 am 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (26 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 12PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (26 Jun)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (26 Jun)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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)
0
0
!
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
S
10
4.5
S
10
4
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
E
10
3
E
10
3.5
E
11
3
E
11
3
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.1
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
1.4
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3300
3919
3303
2318
1885
1767
1782
2419
1923
1793
1548
1197
1010
1015
950
824
745
1121
1003
880
613
478
467
408
Wind (km/h)
50
SSW
50
SSW
30
SSW
20
SE
30
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
SSE
15
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
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
High Tide
2:06AM1.26m
2:34PM1.33m
2:54AM1.22m
3:18PM1.32m
3:42AM1.19m
4:01PM1.30m
Low Tide
8:12AM0.25m
8:53PM0.27m
8:57AM0.30m
9:39PM0.31m
9:43AM0.34m
10:27PM0.33m
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:54
4:55
4:55
 mm
1
2
9
3
7
4
3
3
1
2
1
1
2
4
1
1
4
3
2
Temp °C
10
10
11
13
14
14
14
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
Feels °C
0
0
5
10
9
11
10
10
11
10
8
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
4
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
3
E
10
3
E
11
3
E
11
3
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.1
E
11
2
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
Energy kJ
281
338
3303
2318
1885
1459
1782
2020
1923
1793
1548
1197
1010
873
824
824
745
730
730
656
520
458
467
408
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
2.5
E
10
2.3
S
10
2.1
S
10
2.3
SSW
10
0.3
S
17
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
1.4
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
Energy kJ
433
471
1227
1112
865
963
53
225
515
919
1015
950
749
739
1121
1003
880
613
478
367
271
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
7
0.4
SSW
18
0.3
S
20
Energy kJ
119
124
69
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
S
10
4.5
S
10
2.5
E
10
2.4
E
10
3
E
10
3.5
E
11
2
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
8
1.9
S
8
2
S
7
2.1
S
7
2.1
S
7
2
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
Energy kJ
3300
3919
1409
1109
1767
2419
700
505
390
403
422
483
483
416
329
270
200
143
115
95
101
86
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
2
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
295
295
295
67
67
246
135
138
77
138
169
247
250
234
234
169
234
134
134
134
134
101
101
2
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
7
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
7
5
8
8
7
6
5
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