Christmas Bay Surf Break

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Issued: 5 am 25 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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 8AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (25 Jun)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (25 Jun)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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)
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
3
!
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
10
2.5
S
8
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
4
S
10
4.5
S
10
4.5
SSW
11
3.5
S
11
3
S
11
3.5
S
11
4
S
11
3
S
10
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
840
812
734
638
784
1739
2004
2626
4346
4496
2669
2301
2856
3627
1671
1676
1646
1386
1168
980
890
937
840
857
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
5
NNW
30
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
55
SW
55
SW
30
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
30
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
15
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:18AM1.29m
1:46PM1.33m
2:06AM1.26m
2:34PM1.33m
2:54AM1.22m
3:18PM1.32m
Low Tide
7:28AM0.18m
8:05PM0.21m
8:12AM0.25m
8:53PM0.27m
8:57AM0.30m
9:39PM0.31m
light rain
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
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<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
4:54
4:54
4:55
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
5
5
2
3
5
3
3
3
1
1
1
4
5
4
Temp °C
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
12
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
11
11
11
Feels °C
10
11
5
2
1
0
1
0
-2
-3
7
12
11
9
11
10
11
8
9
8
8
4
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
3.5
S
11
1.7
ENE
10
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
3
S
10
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
Energy kJ
840
812
734
638
615
471
402
353
338
352
2669
562
2856
2653
1671
1676
1646
1386
1168
980
890
937
840
857
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
1.8
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.9
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.4
S
10
2.1
S
10
0.2
S
18
0.5
S
18
0.8
S
18
1.1
S
18
1.2
S
17
1.2
S
16
1.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
154
111
156
640
540
772
780
1519
1115
804
25
162
413
777
869
790
749
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
10
0.7
SW
11
Energy kJ
267
130
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NE
9
3
NE
9
1.6
SSW
6
2.5
S
8
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
4
S
10
4.5
S
10
4.5
SSW
11
3
S
11
1.3
ESE
7
4
S
11
2.5
SSW
10
2.1
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.8
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.9
S
8
2.2
S
8
2.3
S
8
Energy kJ
1398
1541
167
784
1739
2004
2626
4346
4496
2301
167
3627
1132
718
537
408
470
476
624
665
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
3
1
2
1
2
4
3
1
1
4
5
6
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
4
Distance (km)
103
103
87
0
101
101
227
169
295
298
227
227
309
2
2
2
138
0
0
138
2
77
169
234
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
5
6
4
4
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
6
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
7
6
5
6
6
6
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