Christmas Bay Surf Break

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Issued: 11 am 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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 7PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (28 Jun)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (28 Jun)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.8
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.1
S
18
1.8
S
17
2.1
S
17
2.2
S
16
2
S
16
2.1
S
16
2
S
16
1.9
S
16
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1016
775
666
530
530
487
505
524
514
486
443
759
1947
2490
2537
1927
2259
1977
1743
1489
1263
1212
999
806
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
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
9:43AM0.34m
10:27PM0.33m
10:30AM0.35m
11:14PM0.34m
11:15AM0.34m
00:03AM0.32m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:55
4:55
4:57
 mm
1
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
10
10
11
10
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
8
8
9
10
9
9
9
8
7
Feels °C
9
9
8
5
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
7
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
6
6
6
5
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.8
S
17
2.1
S
17
2.2
S
16
2
S
16
2.1
S
16
2
S
16
1.9
S
16
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
13
Energy kJ
730
666
666
530
530
487
505
524
514
486
443
327
1947
2490
2537
1927
2259
1977
1743
1489
1263
1212
999
806
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
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
0.6
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
18
1.1
S
18
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
Energy kJ
1016
775
622
401
307
280
210
186
126
91
329
759
327
273
445
423
370
361
361
354
356
363
369
318
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
18
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.7
S
6
1
S
19
Energy kJ
57
28
29
38
738
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
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
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
6
Energy kJ
126
115
89
97
97
84
90
90
97
101
109
123
62
61
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
138
101
134
101
101
234
234
234
159
169
193
193
103
103
103
15
0
87
87
28
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
8
6
6
5
9
5
9
6
6
7
6
5
8
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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