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Christmas Bay Surf Forecast
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Christmas Bay surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 30 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 3AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Christmas Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | |
529 | 246 | 170 | 98 | 92 | 71 | 67 | 47 | 49 | 131 | 146 | 17 | 42 | 150 | 230 | 394 | 477 | 15 | 723 | 784 | 1104 | 1084 | 835 | 831 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:01AM1.20m | 5:21PM1.31m | 5:47AM1.18m | 6:05PM1.29m | 6:34AM1.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:00PM0.33m | 11:07AM0.37m | 11:49PM0.35m | 11:53AM0.37m | 00:38AM0.35m | 12:36PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 |
 kJ | 529 | 246 | 170 | 96 | 92 | 71 | 67 | 47 | 49 | 131 | 146 | 129 | 126 | 150 | 39 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 723 | 20 | 17 | 1084 | 835 | 831 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 150 | 100 | 98 | 70 | 68 | 47 | 24 | 44 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 42 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | — | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NE 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 34 | 20 | 37 | 97 | 135 | 255 | 255 | 277 | 269 | 311 | 230 | 394 | 477 | 581 | 1312 | 784 | 1104 | 2033 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 87 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 29 | 87 | 87 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 87 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
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