Christmas Bay Surf Break

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Issued: 5 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
13.0° 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 (06 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 9PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.9m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)--
Afternoon (06 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (06 Jul)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, near gales from the S by Wed night).

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
3
!
!
4
4
4
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
9
1.9
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
1.5
E
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.1
E
9
2.2
E
9
3
E
9
3
E
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
E
10
3
E
10
3
E
11
2.5
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
S
9
3
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
325
577
1021
367
860
700
758
1431
1446
2345
2744
1940
1873
1397
1039
1009
935
1081
1193
1497
1738
2308
1787
2329
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
20
ENE
10
E
20
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
30
E
15
NNE
10
ESE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
25
SSE
40
S
50
S
45
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
40
SSE
45
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:04PM1.20m
10:24AM1.20m
10:51PM1.23m
11:10AM1.26m
11:38PM1.27m
11:59AM1.33m
Low Tide
3:45PM0.19m
4:28AM0.16m
4:34PM0.17m
5:12AM0.15m
5:24PM0.15m
5:56AM0.13m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
3
1
1
3
3
10
2
5
1
3
5
4
4
3
2
2
2
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
13
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
11
10
8
10
10
10
10
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
11
10
8
4
1
2
6
6
4
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.5
E
9
2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.4
E
9
0.9
SSW
10
0.5
S
15
3.5
E
10
3
E
10
3
E
11
2.5
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
3.5
SSE
9
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
Energy kJ
325
577
639
367
656
700
758
950
132
121
2744
1940
1873
1397
1039
1009
926
944
944
857
873
1820
580
524
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
7
0.5
SSW
7
1.2
NE
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
9
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.1
S
20
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
1.9
E
10
0.3
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
Energy kJ
23
32
29
264
118
114
137
135
84
209
103
127
98
72
102
66
7
35
31
31
56
753
52
162
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.1
S
21
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
18
2
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
Energy kJ
72
117
103
116
99
89
85
84
112
120
115
108
9
37
36
61
560
112
53
171
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
3
E
9
3
E
10
3.5
ESE
10
1.7
SSE
7
2.3
SSE
8
2.5
S
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
S
9
3
SSE
9
3.5
S
9
3
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
Energy kJ
537
1021
860
1431
1446
2345
285
574
935
1081
1193
1497
1738
2308
1787
2329
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
1
1
1
3
3
4
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
Distance (km)
169
98
56
98
98
98
38
56
56
101
2
0
0
0
2
2
75
144
144
138
168
191
157
309
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
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