Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Issued: 5 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is

12.9° C

Christmas Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 10AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	10s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	10s
Evening (10 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning).
	Friday 10							Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	2	3	2	2	1	1	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 15	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	2417	1904	1538	1288	1024	1086	1040	832	731	726	651	497	433	443	421	465	435	405	232	269	232	205	194	147
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	W	W	W	WNW	NNE	ENE	NNE	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	00:27AM1.31m				12:51PM1.40m				1:19AM1.33m				1:45PM1.47m				2:16AM1.35m				2:41PM1.53m
Low Tide			6:41AM0.11m				7:07PM0.10m				7:30AM0.09m				8:02PM0.06m				8:22AM0.06m				8:59PM0.03m


	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	7:37
	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	5:04
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	10	10	9	8	7	7	7	7	9	9	8	7	6
Feels °C	2	1	1	2	3	3	4	5	5	3	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	7	6	4	3	2
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10
kJ	2417	1904	1538	1288	1024	1086	1040	832	731	702	651	497	433	360	307	271	220	216	177	146	146	205	194	147
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 18	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10
kJ	99	96	133	173	157	147	137	123	86	82	78	235	318	443	421	465	435	405	232	269	232	119	118	135
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	—	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 21	SSW 15	SSW 20	S 19	SSW 14	S 10	S 6	S 6	—	—	S 6	S 6	S 19	—	SSW 15	SW 15	SSW 15
kJ	108	102	101	—	209	162	162	9	47	129	190	39	48	25	17	—	—	18	11	7	—	86	57	44
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	—	—	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 6	SSW 10	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 2	NE 3
kJ	488	412	302	206	177	45	—	—	670	726	47	128	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Himatangi Beach Wanganui-Manawatu	Himatangi Beach Wanganui-Manawatu	Peka Peka Wanganui-Manawatu	Himatangi Beach Wanganui-Manawatu	Whangaehu River Mouth Wanganui-Manawatu	Castlepoint Beach Wairarapa	Castlepoint Beach Wairarapa	Castlepoint Beach Wairarapa	Castlepoint Beach Wairarapa	Whangaehu River Mouth Wanganui-Manawatu	Peka Peka Wanganui-Manawatu	Castlepoint Beach Wairarapa	Christmas Bay Wairarapa	Christmas Bay Wairarapa	Christmas Bay Wairarapa	Christmas Bay Wairarapa	Christmas Bay Wairarapa	Christmas Bay Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Christmas Bay Wairarapa	Christmas Bay Wairarapa
Rating (10 max)	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	234	234	101	101	98	101	134	2	2	2	2	134	98	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	87	28	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa								Castlepoint Beach	Castlepoint - Slippery	Blackhead	Blackhead			Blackhead	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Seconds (White Rock)	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Akito River Mouth and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef
Rating (10 max)								2	4	4	4			3	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Charleston West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Header Global	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines	Weld Road New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Injidup Carpark Australia	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Chameau Mauritius
Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	7	5	5	5	5	4	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4

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