Christmas Bay surf break

Christmas Bay surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 25 May 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
13.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 6PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (25 May)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (25 May)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.2
S
16
2.3
S
16
3
S
15
3
S
15
3
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.4
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1363
1352
1279
1078
1006
865
749
715
670
572
339
316
419
379
349
755
2594
3463
3678
3384
2863
2412
2127
1868
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
0
E
10
NNE
5
N
10
NNE
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:27PM1.32m
00:55AM1.36m
1:21PM1.31m
1:45AM1.31m
2:14PM1.30m
2:35AM1.28m
Low Tide
6:20AM-0.01m
6:44PM0.03m
7:08AM0.05m
7:37PM0.09m
7:54AM0.13m
8:30PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:58
4:58
4:57
Temp °C
9
12
14
12
11
11
12
12
14
15
14
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
12
11
10
10
11
6
9
10
8
6
7
8
9
12
13
12
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
11
10
9
7
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.2
S
16
2.3
S
16
3
S
15
3
S
15
3
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.4
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
14
Energy kJ
1363
1352
1279
1078
1006
865
749
715
670
572
339
316
419
379
349
755
2594
3463
3678
3384
2863
2412
2127
1868
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
S
12
0.8
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
92
90
86
86
56
55
55
56
57
58
213
227
224
144
194
184
68
68
70
78
71
70
66
64
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.6
ENE
11
Energy kJ
5
4
3
5
4
59
60
64
66
68
138
93
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.8
N
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.5
SW
3
0.2
SSW
4
0.6
S
6
0.8
S
6
Energy kJ
5
3
17
18
12
10
5
1
25
52
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
28
29
15
24
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
29
0
87
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
6
6
6
5
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
6
5
6
6
7
6
7
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
8
9
9
9
9
5
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
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