Christmas Bay Surf Break

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Issued: 11 am 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
13.4° 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 (26 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 7PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 2.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (26 Jun)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (26 Jun)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
3
E
10
3
E
11
3
E
11
3
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.1
E
11
1.3
S
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3478
2339
1659
1409
1651
2020
2058
1795
1548
1197
1010
1015
950
749
739
939
1003
764
613
530
467
416
416
374
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSE
30
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
S
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
25
SSW
30
S
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
2:34PM1.33m
2:54AM1.22m
3:18PM1.32m
3:42AM1.19m
4:01PM1.30m
4:28AM1.16m
Low Tide
8:12AM0.25m
8:53PM0.27m
8:57AM0.30m
9:39PM0.31m
9:43AM0.34m
10:27PM0.33m
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:54
4:55
4:55
 mm
9
3
7
8
4
2
1
3
2
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
Feels °C
6
9
7
11
9
11
11
9
9
9
8
8
9
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
E
10
3
E
10
3
E
11
3
E
11
3
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.1
E
11
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
Energy kJ
3478
2339
1659
1409
1651
2020
2058
1795
1548
1197
1010
873
745
730
656
730
730
669
598
530
467
416
416
374
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
2.5
SSW
11
2.3
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.9
S
9
0.3
S
17
0.6
S
18
0.9
S
18
1.2
S
18
1.3
S
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
Energy kJ
433
574
1324
1090
847
619
53
225
515
919
1015
950
749
739
939
1003
764
613
401
307
276
210
145
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
E
10
2.5
E
10
1.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
1.7
S
9
1.8
S
8
1.8
S
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.9
S
7
2
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.7
S
7
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
Energy kJ
1124
1303
223
31
29
449
408
348
362
345
360
352
352
258
190
151
126
108
97
83
83
135
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
5
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
Distance (km)
295
67
138
267
169
2
2
138
157
168
247
157
157
157
159
101
134
134
134
174
101
134
174
138
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
6
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