Christmas Bay Surf Break

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Issued: 5 pm 29 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
13.2° 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 (30 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 2AM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jun)7ft (2.2m)16s
Afternoon (30 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Evening (30 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thu
2
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
10
1.1
S
18
1.7
S
17
2.1
S
17
2.4
S
16
2.1
S
16
2.2
S
16
2.1
S
16
2
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
12
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
400
759
1739
2492
3059
2147
2506
2175
1902
1450
1225
1042
999
818
683
643
513
331
341
341
418
332
313
254
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:43PM1.28m
5:13AM1.13m
5:26PM1.25m
5:58AM1.11m
6:09PM1.22m
6:44AM1.09m
Low Tide
11:14PM0.34m
11:15AM0.34m
00:03AM0.32m
11:59AM0.31m
00:51AM0.29m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:55
4:57
4:57
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
9
9
9
8
8
10
11
10
10
9
8
8
8
11
Feels °C
6
6
7
6
7
7
7
8
8
7
6
6
6
5
5
7
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.7
S
17
2.1
S
17
2.4
S
16
2.1
S
16
2.2
S
16
2.1
S
16
2
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1
E
10
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
Energy kJ
400
327
1739
2492
3059
2147
2506
2175
1902
1450
1225
1042
999
818
683
643
513
268
279
186
418
332
313
254
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
18
1.1
S
18
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
Energy kJ
329
759
327
318
363
356
301
356
349
288
301
305
305
305
260
266
260
331
341
341
269
265
250
187
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
1.3
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1.1
S
19
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
11
0.7
E
12
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
9
Energy kJ
18
17
125
66
893
113
116
137
90
90
70
41
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
Energy kJ
160
151
3
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
193
110
103
2
2
0
15
87
87
28
28
0
0
0
0
0
28
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
5
5
5
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
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