Christmas Bay Surf Break

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Issued: 11 am 24 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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 4PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (24 Jun)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (24 Jun)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed night, near gales from the SW by Fri morning).

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
1.6
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
10
3
SSW
8
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
4
S
9
4
S
10
4.5
S
10
4.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
E
11
3
E
11
3
E
11
2.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
402
355
290
279
560
882
1084
913
718
638
1282
1850
2229
2504
2959
3944
4894
3273
2379
1782
2061
1795
1829
1439
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
25
NE
10
NNE
35
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
45
S
45
S
50
SSW
50
SSW
55
SSW
55
SSW
55
SW
30
SSW
35
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:56PM1.33m
1:18AM1.29m
1:46PM1.33m
2:06AM1.26m
2:34PM1.33m
2:54AM1.22m
Low Tide
6:43AM0.11m
7:15PM0.15m
7:28AM0.18m
8:05PM0.21m
8:12AM0.25m
8:53PM0.27m
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part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
<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>
4:53
4:53
4:54
4:54
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
9
10
5
1
Temp °C
11
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
11
9
9
10
9
10
10
9
9
9
11
10
11
12
11
10
Feels °C
6
8
8
8
7
8
9
12
4
0
0
1
-1
0
0
-2
-3
-3
5
3
8
7
4
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
2.4
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
3.5
S
11
1.7
ENE
10
3
S
11
3
E
11
3
E
11
3
E
11
2.5
E
11
Energy kJ
402
355
290
232
184
143
154
913
718
638
598
480
464
346
325
444
436
3273
551
1782
2061
1795
1829
1439
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
10
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
1.6
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.5
S
10
2.2
S
10
1.9
SSW
10
Energy kJ
10
113
156
500
910
1412
961
681
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
9
3
NE
9
2.2
SSW
6
3
SSW
8
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
4
S
9
4
S
10
4.5
S
10
4.5
S
11
3
S
11
3
E
10
2.1
S
9
Energy kJ
189
218
274
279
560
882
1084
1585
384
1282
1850
2229
2504
2959
3944
4894
2379
1507
707
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
2
3
3
4
4
1
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
Distance (km)
87
103
103
103
103
103
87
56
77
101
101
101
295
295
227
295
295
295
252
138
0
138
184
101
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
5
4
5
4
4
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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