Christmas Bay surf break

Christmas Bay surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 14 Oct 2025 NZDT
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Christmas Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
14.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 3PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (14 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (14 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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

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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.6
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
1
S
0.9
S
0.7
S
0.6
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.9
SSE
1.2
SE
1.2
S
1
SE
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)101056677669999888877977913
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)40109458912722612686721641277659363422222325129124131142141
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
10
SSW
10
W
10
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
15
W
25
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:00PM
1.53
12:30AM
1.36
12:56PM
1.47
1:23AM
1.31
1:51PM
1.41
2:18AM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:29PM
-0.07
6:44AM
-0.04
7:19PM
-0.05
7:36AM
-0.02
8:08PM
-0.01
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise-------6:28-------6:26-------6:24
Sunset---7:32-------7:34-------7:35----
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-111--------------------
Temp. °C1512111010989121615131111121315181911121199
Feels °C (?)127545656711121067778121657766
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Wairarapa

  1. weather stationWind Update Still cross-shore at Christmas Bay (fresh winds from the S at CastlepointAws 1 km from Christmas Bay). 0.9m 4s local chop from the SSW with a 0.5m 9s swell from the ENE and a 0.2m 13s groundswell from the SSW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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S
Cross-Shore
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