Christmas Bay surf break

Christmas Bay surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 18 Dec 2025 NZDT
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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
17.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 7PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Dec)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (18 Dec)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (18 Dec)4ft (1.2m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
S
2.1
SSW
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
1.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.9
SSW
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
Period(s) (?)99888877771010888710101099999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6016163682601771148751463235353636372281247725539380547304297281
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
20
SSE
5
ENE
5
NE
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
30
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
S
5
SSE
5
S
20
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglasscrosscross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:59PM
1.18
5:17AM
1.29
5:45PM
1.16
6:00AM
1.28
6:30PM
1.14
6:43AM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:59AM
0.35
11:02PM
0.37
11:46AM
0.36
11:49PM
0.38
12:34PM
0.36
12:34AM
0.36
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise-------5:37-------5:37-------5:39
Sunset---8:44-------8:45-------8:45----
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------22122121--
Temp. °C1616161615151516182020181716121112111111101099
Feels °C (?)1412151411108111416141211117891010105767
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