Christmas Bay surf break

Christmas Bay surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 21 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
16.9° C
(Which is 1.1°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 5PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (21 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (21 Feb)4ft (1.2m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
3
3
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1.3
S
1.5
S
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.4
SSW
2
S
2
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
0.9
SSW
0.5
SE
0.8
SSE
Period(s) (?)711101010109998885971211109998109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1074034953633002011561087955353436185214115596958440527521510354106
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
NNE
25
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
SW
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
20
NNE
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:03AM
1.26
9:27PM
1.28
9:58AM
1.29
10:18PM
1.36
10:51AM
1.32
11:08PM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:29PM
0.14
3:45AM
0.09
4:19PM
0.11
4:42AM
0.06
5:08PM
0.07
5:37AM
0.02
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise-------6:47-------6:48-------6:48
Sunset---8:10-------8:08-------8:07----
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151818171515151617202218151312111517171614141516
Feels °C (?)141515131087811151815141198131415141091112
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