Christmas Bay surf break

Christmas Bay surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 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
15.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 10PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.9
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.3
S
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
1
E
1.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)10109999121212117899999991010885
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5013352079979715127262590213153703703072761471681178411969
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNE
5
NW
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
10
ESE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:49PM
1.33
5:23AM
1.35
5:47PM
1.41
6:23AM
1.38
6:44PM
1.49
7:22AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:05PM
0.13
11:42AM
0.18
12:10AM
0.10
12:40PM
0.14
1:13AM
0.06
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise------6:47-------6:48-------6:48-
Sunset5:42-------5:39-------5:38-------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
----------1448----11--12
Temp. °C181616151616171919181615151314181916151414151616
Feels °C (?)131112101111121415141212141210151714151211121513
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