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Christmas Bay surf break

Christmas Bay surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 15 Jan 2026 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
16.5° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 11PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)--
Afternoon (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
1
S
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.9
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
2.1
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
1.9
SSE
2
SSE
Period(s) (?)1313131313713138767788888899999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)989390909999999895126101131177268313313396407489641494562572573
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
5
NNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:32PM
1.17
3:53AM
1.28
4:18PM
1.14
4:34AM
1.27
5:04PM
1.12
5:16AM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:33PM
0.31
10:16AM
0.30
10:17PM
0.32
11:02AM
0.30
11:04PM
0.30
11:49AM
0.29
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-----6:01-------6:01-------6:03--
Sunset-8:46-------8:46-------8:46------
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
62431--11--11-----------
Temp. °C171817171616161616161515151415161615141414141415
Feels °C (?)1720191816151515141312121210101111101091010910
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