Christmas Bay Surf Break

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Issued: 5 pm 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
13.3° 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 (29 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 12AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jun)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (29 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (29 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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)
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.1
S
18
1.7
S
17
2.1
S
17
2.4
S
16
2.3
S
16
2.2
S
16
2.1
S
16
2
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
656
530
468
467
505
524
514
486
400
759
1739
2463
3022
2803
2506
2147
1877
1450
1392
1175
985
818
673
633
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:01PM1.30m
4:28AM1.16m
4:43PM1.28m
5:13AM1.13m
5:26PM1.25m
5:58AM1.11m
Low Tide
10:27PM0.33m
10:30AM0.35m
11:14PM0.34m
11:15AM0.34m
00:03AM0.32m
11:59AM0.31m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:55
4:55
4:57
 mm
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
10
11
11
10
11
12
11
10
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
9
Feels °C
9
6
4
5
6
5
6
7
6
5
6
7
7
6
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
4
4
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.7
S
17
2.1
S
17
2.4
S
16
2.3
S
16
2.2
S
16
2.1
S
16
2
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
13
Energy kJ
656
530
468
467
505
524
514
486
400
379
1739
2463
3022
2803
2506
2147
1877
1450
1392
1175
985
818
673
633
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
18
1.1
S
18
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
Energy kJ
622
401
307
280
210
186
126
121
329
759
377
318
312
307
356
361
313
301
371
318
318
325
271
266
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
18
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
1.1
S
6
0.4
SE
6
Energy kJ
57
28
29
88
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
S
6
0.5
N
3
Energy kJ
92
94
122
86
87
90
97
101
108
108
108
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
1
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
101
134
101
234
234
234
138
169
193
110
103
2
103
87
15
87
87
28
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
6
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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