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Christmas Bay surf break

Christmas Bay surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 14 Feb 2026 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
17.0° C
 (Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 1PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 14). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (14 Feb)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (14 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
!
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
2
S
2.5
S
3.5
S
4
S
5
SSW
6.5
S
6.5
S
6.5
S
5
S
5.5
ESE
4.5
E
4
ESE
3
E
2.2
E
2.3
SSW
3
SSW
Period(s) (?)8888887778991011121211121211111188
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1961591319999771251573778661653273750021055512180118646459833856623821198111227391395
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
40
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
55
SW
55
SW
60
WSW
55
WSW
45
SSW
65
SW
40
SW
50
SW
40
WSW
45
W
40
W
30
W
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:12AM
1.25
3:36PM
1.11
3:54AM
1.24
4:23PM
1.09
4:38AM
1.23
5:10PM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:33AM
0.23
9:34PM
0.24
10:15AM
0.22
10:20PM
0.22
11:02AM
0.22
11:10PM
0.20
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
Sunrise-6:37-------6:37-------6:39------
Sunset-----8:20-------8:19-------8:17--
light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
2----------1513141614325211-
Temp. °C191716181716151515151413121214171516151515141515
Feels °C (?)201614161312119764311410496877910
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