Christmas Bay Surf Break

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Issued: 11 pm 14 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
13.8° 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 (15 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 5AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (15 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (15 Jun)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 8°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.9
SSW
10
1.5
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.6
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
0.8
SSW
11
1.1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
113
147
145
127
123
119
85
83
166
196
233
206
91
74
65
53
150
150
150
423
417
167
302
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
W
10
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
40
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
15
WSW
25
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
4:38AM1.40m
4:57PM1.61m
5:37AM1.41m
5:56PM1.64m
6:36AM1.41m
Low Tide
10:22PM0.07m
10:45AM0.07m
11:26PM0.03m
11:45AM0.01m
00:30AM-0.01m
12:43PM-0.04m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
5
3
5
3
2
Temp °C
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
13
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
9
11
12
14
14
12
Feels °C
11
10
10
8
8
9
9
11
8
6
5
6
7
5
6
7
5
3
3
2
4
8
10
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.3
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
14
1.3
S
7
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
1
S
14
1
S
14
0.8
SSW
11
0.5
S
14
Energy kJ
121
113
147
145
127
123
119
85
83
59
138
76
144
60
55
65
53
150
150
123
423
417
167
96
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
S
10
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SSW
13
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.5
S
8
0.3
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.6
S
14
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
40
24
24
16
27
42
23
23
42
39
8
19
68
11
4
29
36
39
107
150
14
14
142
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
S
16
0.2
ESE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
10
0.1
E
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
11
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
16
20
18
28
15
5
21
21
22
21
19
4
5
3
14
30
27
4
15
6
3
1
5
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.9
SSW
10
1.5
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.3
NNW
2
0.6
NW
3
0.8
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
3
0.9
WSW
6
1.1
S
11
Energy kJ
2
2
2
3
3
5
5
2
3
166
196
233
206
91
74
1
6
18
7
53
302
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
15
75
75
75
75
75
0
0
29
2
98
0
67
75
0
0
0
24
135
135
15
67
67
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
5
9
9
2
2
2
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
2
3
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
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