Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Issued: 5 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is

12.6° C

Christmas Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (22 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 12PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	12s
Afternoon (22 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s
Evening (22 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 22							Thursday 23								Friday 24
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSW 9	S 9	S 9	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	504	416	248	333	350	238	183	123	89	89	83	52	50	45	18	17	18	16	15	14	21	29	111
Wind (km/h)	WNW	W	WSW	S	SE	SE	NW	NW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	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
High Tide				11:36AM1.35m					00:01AM1.29m				12:26PM1.33m				00:46AM1.26m				1:14PM1.32m
Low Tide		5:30AM0.10m				6:00PM0.13m					6:15AM0.15m				6:48PM0.18m				6:58AM0.21m				7:34PM0.22m


	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	8	8	8	11	10	9	8	8	7	7	8	12	13	13	12	12	11	11	12	14	15	13	13
Feels °C	5	5	6	9	8	8	6	6	4	4	4	7	9	9	7	7	5	5	7	9	10	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 10	NE 4	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 9	NE 5	S 9	ESE 12	NE 6
kJ	504	416	248	333	350	238	183	123	89	89	83	52	50	45	18	4	16	16	15	7	6	14	47
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	S 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	S 10	S 10	S 12	S 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	NE 4	S 10	SSE 10	S 9	ENE 5	S 9	ESE 12	S 9	ESE 13
kJ	46	22	112	22	22	71	49	73	72	44	40	38	22	20	5	17	18	15	3	14	13	6	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	—	E 14	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	NE 4	NE 4	SSW 9	SSW 9	ENE 4	ENE 5	ESE 11	ESE 12	SW 8	SW 8	S 9
kJ	23	22	22	—	4	22	22	26	27	14	13	12	2	2	8	8	2	3	12	13	3	3	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	NNE 3	—	NNW 2	NNW 3	NNW 3	N 3	N 3	N 3	N 3	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6
kJ	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	1	1	3	5	5	5	3	21	29	111
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Christmas Bay Wairarapa	Christmas Bay Wairarapa	Christmas Bay Wairarapa	Christmas Bay Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Christmas Bay Wairarapa	Christmas Bay Wairarapa	Christmas Bay Wairarapa	Christmas Bay Wairarapa	Christmas Bay Wairarapa	Christmas Bay Wairarapa	Owahanga Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Herbertville Wairarapa	Patea River Mouth Taranaki	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Schnappers Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Owahanga Wairarapa	Castlepoint - Slippery Wairarapa
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	28	24	56	193	168	168	245	168	244	29	5
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Seconds (White Rock)	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Seconds (White Rock)	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Seconds (White Rock)	Herbertville	Riversdale	Blackhead							Akito River Mouth and Reef	God Squad
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1							1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	1	3	3	2	2	3	4	2	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	9	5	4	4	4	4	4	9	9	9	9	8	9

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