Christmas Bay Surf Break

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Issued: 11 pm 22 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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 4AM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Afternoon (23 Jun)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (23 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
18
2.5
S
17
2.5
S
16
2.2
S
15
2
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
2.3
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
10
3
S
8
3
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3807
4133
3143
2263
1709
1178
975
711
582
468
439
365
408
355
286
286
236
683
907
675
573
553
1121
1086
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
10
NW
20
SW
45
SSW
35
SSW
40
S
40
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:40PM1.37m
12:04PM1.34m
00:30AM1.33m
12:56PM1.33m
1:18AM1.29m
1:46PM1.33m
Low Tide
5:57AM0.04m
6:24PM0.08m
6:43AM0.11m
7:15PM0.15m
7:28AM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:53
4:53
 mm
1
5
2
1
2
4
4
Temp °C
11
10
9
8
9
12
13
12
11
10
10
11
12
14
14
13
13
13
12
11
9
10
9
9
Feels °C
7
6
5
4
5
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
8
9
9
8
7
8
10
7
-1
2
0
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
18
2.5
S
17
2.5
S
16
2.2
S
15
2
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
14
2.4
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
Energy kJ
3807
4133
3143
2263
1709
1178
975
711
582
468
439
365
408
355
286
286
236
189
907
675
573
485
471
319
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
2
2
3
3
149
111
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.9
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.2
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.8
NE
7
2.3
ENE
8
3
NE
9
1.3
SSW
4
2.4
S
7
3
S
8
3
S
8
Energy kJ
14
7
11
16
26
27
46
75
131
159
189
224
349
683
1398
68
553
1121
1086
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
28
87
87
29
1
5
87
87
87
103
103
103
87
0
2
101
101
101
101
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
9
8
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
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