Christmas Bay Surf Break
Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Christmas Bay

Issued: 5 am 07 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
13.7° 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 (07 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 12PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (07 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (07 Jun)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wed
10
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
0
0
2
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
6
0.9
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.4
S
8
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.2
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
19
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
2
S
19
5.5
SSW
21
6
S
16
7
S
17
6.5
S
17
6
S
17
7
SSW
17
5
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
66
144
149
173
258
383
339
240
165
135
123
670
561
402
468
2822
26668
15607
29654
24146
22350
26940
11475
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
10
SW
0
NNW
10
N
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
15
WSW
40
SW
45
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:08AM1.13m
10:28PM1.20m
10:49AM1.16m
11:13PM1.22m
11:33AM1.20m
11:59PM1.25m
Low Tide
4:14AM0.17m
4:08PM0.20m
4:54AM0.15m
4:53PM0.18m
5:35AM0.15m
5:39PM0.17m
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
12
13
11
11
11
11
12
13
15
16
13
12
10
10
9
10
11
11
10
9
8
Feels °C
9
8
6
9
12
8
7
7
6
7
8
12
13
10
8
5
5
5
1
1
1
2
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
1.3
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.4
S
8
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.2
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
9
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
2
S
19
4.5
S
20
3
S
20
3
S
22
2.2
S
22
5.5
S
16
5
S
15
Energy kJ
40
32
31
149
173
258
383
339
240
165
135
88
670
561
402
468
2822
14551
6733
8719
4423
16724
11475
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
7
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
10
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.2
ESE
12
Energy kJ
14
39
21
16
16
15
11
10
5
34
102
116
8
8
18
7
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
9
0.1
SE
15
0.2
S
12
0.3
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
NE
9
0.4
SSW
19
0.1
NE
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
13
8
12
22
10
7
8
8
37
5
3
123
3
6
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
6
0.9
S
6
1.4
S
6
0.3
NNW
2
0.6
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
SW
2
1.1
S
5
1.7
S
7
5.5
SSW
21
6
S
16
7
S
17
6.5
S
17
6
S
17
7
SSW
17
Energy kJ
51
66
144
1
6
3
5
6
4
1
65
302
26668
15607
29654
24146
22350
26940
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
8
1
4
4
1
1
6
Distance (km)
77
77
87
0
0
0
24
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
67
98
2
2
168
273
273
98
98
2
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
2
7
8
6
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
5
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
4
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
6
5
6
7
8
8
8
9
8
7
6
7
5
7
5
9
9
9
9
6
6
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