Christmas Bay surf break

Christmas Bay surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 13 Jul 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
13.0° 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 12AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)--
Afternoon (14 Jul)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (14 Jul)7ft (2.1m)11s

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

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Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Mon
21
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)101011111111111111111111111111111010101011111111111111111112131212121210101010101010101010101010101010999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)10609661022940846846746656655733670693592610589480566607651742638662579512592609535578669938123811761038809714487381325255255248246239261164202231175161176173999597146138134133126126
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
S
5
S
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
N
0
NW
0
S
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscrosscross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
crossglassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:01PM
1.26
7:38AM
1.14
7:54PM
1.26
8:26AM
1.18
8:48PM
1.27
9:15AM
1.23
9:42PM
1.29
10:04AM
1.29
10:35PM
1.32
10:54AM
1.35
11:26PM
1.34
11:46AM
1.41
12:18AM
1.36
12:41PM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:47PM
0.17
1:44AM
0.15
1:36PM
0.12
2:32AM
0.11
2:29PM
0.09
3:19AM
0.08
3:23PM
0.07
4:07AM
0.06
4:18PM
0.05
4:55AM
0.05
5:14PM
0.04
5:44AM
0.04
6:08PM
0.03
6:33AM
0.03
7:02PM
0.03
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Mon
21
Sunrise------7:35-------7:35-------7:35-------7:35-------7:33-------7:33-------7:33-----
Sunset5:04-------5:05-------5:06-------5:06-------5:07-------5:07-------5:08-------5:09---
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1312121111111114151212111211111413121212121211131311109989121310988891112119889911121111101010101212111010
Feels °C (?)11101099981013109797710854555478666656810544457999755669109878891111977
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