Surf Forecast Surf Report
Christmas Bay surf break

Christmas Bay surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 02 May 2025 NZST
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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
15.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 3PM is: 5.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)16ft (5.0m)12s
Afternoon (02 May)16ft (5.0m)12s
Evening (02 May)16ft (5.0m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
S
4.5
S
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.5
S
1.6
SE
1.8
SSW
2
S
2
S
2.3
S
2.3
S
1.8
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.1
SW
0.2
S
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)1212121212111111101010998810109999151413121212111110999999914991212161616161615156661419777778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)7646734775337266628145853488247617681273109410294144245767309588595093483497731303110711009117866405254182322321991991841249911669653730265150484822212737368286459597881109
Wind
(km/h)
45
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
5
W
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:59AM
1.45
9:17PM
1.60
9:53AM
1.41
10:14PM
1.53
10:45AM
1.37
11:09PM
1.46
11:36AM
1.31
12:02AM
1.38
12:27PM
1.26
12:53AM
1.32
1:19PM
1.22
1:41AM
1.27
2:10PM
1.20
2:28AM
1.23
2:57PM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:08PM
-0.01
3:51AM
-0.05
4:03PM
-0.01
4:44AM
-0.04
4:57PM
-0.00
5:34AM
-0.02
5:49PM
0.03
6:22AM
0.02
6:40PM
0.07
7:07AM
0.08
7:30PM
0.12
7:50AM
0.14
8:20PM
0.18
8:34AM
0.22
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sunrise7:01-------7:03-------7:03-------7:05-------7:05-------7:07-------7:07-------7:09---
Sunset--5:21-------5:20-------5:19-------5:17-------5:15-------5:15-------5:14-------5:13-
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Rain (mm)
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Feels °C (?)222224578101198887778799878998875549111191099101411109101111131617171615131313161819
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