Christmas Bay Surf Break
Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Christmas Bay

Issued: 11 pm 07 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
13.7° 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 (08 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 6AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jun)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (08 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Evening (08 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
1
2
3
2
0
1
1
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5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.2
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.5
S
19
1
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.8
S
19
5.5
S
13
6.5
S
15
7.5
S
17
7.5
S
17
7
S
17
7.5
SSW
17
6.5
SSW
16
5.5
S
15
5
SSW
15
4.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
13
2.5
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
383
339
240
165
138
184
662
457
693
474
2357
10090
17951
33484
33323
28476
31525
20255
14853
10955
8444
3982
4377
2177
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
10
W
20
W
15
WNW
40
S
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
45
SW
50
SW
45
SSW
40
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:28PM1.20m
10:49AM1.16m
11:13PM1.22m
11:33AM1.20m
11:59PM1.25m
12:21PM1.26m
Low Tide
4:54AM0.15m
4:53PM0.18m
5:35AM0.15m
5:39PM0.17m
6:16AM0.14m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
12
13
15
16
14
11
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
13
13
12
Feels °C
7
7
6
6
8
12
12
10
3
1
1
0
-1
0
1
2
4
4
5
7
7
9
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.2
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
9
1
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
16
0.2
SSE
14
1
SSW
15
1.8
S
19
2.3
S
21
2.5
S
21
1.2
S
21
1.1
S
21
6
S
16
5.5
S
15
4.5
S
15
4
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
2.3
S
13
2.1
SSE
10
Energy kJ
383
339
240
165
138
115
662
457
18
474
2357
4608
5658
1302
1096
19801
13067
9487
6839
5428
3982
1778
850
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
7
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
13
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SE
11
1.8
SSW
13
Energy kJ
10
10
9
68
99
113
8
8
2
7
939
743
1109
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
15
0.2
E
10
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
NE
9
0.5
S
19
0.1
NE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
8
8
37
5
3
184
3
2
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
2
0.6
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
W
3
1.3
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
7
3
SSW
9
5.5
S
13
6.5
S
15
7.5
S
17
7.5
S
17
7
S
17
7.5
SSW
17
6.5
SSW
16
5.5
S
15
5
SSW
15
4.5
S
14
3.5
S
13
2.5
SSW
13
Energy kJ
1
6
6
8
2
693
444
1575
10090
17951
33484
33323
28476
31525
20255
14853
10955
8444
4377
2177
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
1
3
1
2
3
5
6
5
1
1
1
5
4
4
5
5
Distance (km)
0
0
0
15
0
0
0
0
193
101
98
101
134
193
193
193
98
98
98
2
2
2
2
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
6
6
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
8
5
6
6
7
9
8
9
9
8
9
6
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
8
8
9
9
7
6
6
5
5
6
6
7
9
8
9
9
6
5
6
5
5
5
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