Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Issued: 11 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is

12.5° 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 (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 4AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	12s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s
Evening (23 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).
		Thursday 23								Friday 24
	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)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 9	S 10	SSE 10	S 9	S 9	ESE 12	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	183	121	89	87	83	52	50	44	28	17	18	15	15	13	13	15	28
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	cross-off
High Tide			00:01AM1.29m				12:26PM1.33m				00:46AM1.26m				1:14PM1.32m
Low Tide					6:15AM0.15m				6:48PM0.18m				6:58AM0.21m				7:34PM0.22m


	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
Temp °C	8	7	7	7	8	12	13	12	12	11	11	11	12	14	15	13	12
Feels °C	6	4	4	4	4	7	9	7	7	5	5	6	7	9	10	7	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 9	S 10	NE 4	SSW 9	ENE 6	NE 5	S 9	ENE 5	ENE 6
kJ	183	121	89	87	83	52	50	44	28	17	3	8	3	7	6	15	28
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 9	S 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	S 10	NE 4	SSW 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13
kJ	49	45	72	44	40	38	22	20	18	4	16	15	15	6	13	14	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	SSW 9	SSE 10	ENE 4	ESE 11	ESE 12	SW 8	S 9	S 9
kJ	22	26	27	14	13	12	2	2	2	8	18	2	12	13	3	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NNE 2	NNE 3	NNE 3	—	NNW 2	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	N 3	N 3	NE 5	NNW 2	N 2
kJ	—	—	—	1	1	2	—	1	2	3	3	5	5	3	13	1	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Christmas Bay Wairarapa	Christmas Bay Wairarapa	Christmas Bay Wairarapa	Christmas Bay Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Porangahau River Mouth Wairarapa	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Wanganui River Mouth Wanganui-Manawatu	Owahanga Wairarapa
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	15	28	24	28	28	28	168	168	67	168	168	149	29
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	Seconds (White Rock)	Riversdale	Pourere Beach	Blackhead	Uruti Point			Blackhead				Tora-Bombora
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1			1				1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	4	1	2	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	5	5
Header Global	Cow Bombie Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Cobblestones Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Cobblestones Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	The Hoek South Africa	Point Roadnight Australia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	5	8	7	6	5	4	4	5	4	4	6	9	9	9	9	9

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