Christmas Bay Surf Break

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Issued: 11 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
13.8° 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 (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 3AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (21 Jun)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (21 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
5
4
3
3
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
12
0.4
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
S
12
1
S
12
1.4
S
17
2.5
S
18
3
S
17
2.5
S
16
2.3
S
15
2
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
132
78
174
165
158
152
139
127
86
83
83
81
240
180
309
1169
4160
4494
3438
2502
1733
1335
975
812
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
WSW
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SSE
25
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
E
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:52PM1.48m
10:19AM1.37m
10:47PM1.42m
11:11AM1.36m
11:40PM1.37m
12:04PM1.34m
Low Tide
4:18AM-0.06m
4:35PM-0.04m
5:09AM-0.02m
5:31PM0.02m
5:57AM0.04m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:53
4:53
 mm
1
1
2
9
1
Temp °C
16
17
17
16
14
13
13
12
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
12
13
11
Feels °C
11
13
12
11
11
12
13
11
6
7
7
8
8
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
5
7
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
12
0.5
NE
10
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.7
S
5
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
S
12
1
S
12
1.4
S
17
2.5
S
18
3
S
17
2.5
S
16
2.3
S
15
2
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
13
Energy kJ
132
49
174
165
158
152
139
127
86
12
13
27
240
180
309
1169
4160
4494
3438
2502
1733
1335
975
812
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
NE
6
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.4
S
18
1.1
S
12
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
36
78
48
23
14
5
10
7
6
83
83
81
8
4
104
341
2
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
15
0.4
SSW
12
0.1
SE
15
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
6
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.5
ESE
5
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
S
14
0.2
S
9
0.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
9
52
9
16
6
21
6
6
8
6
8
12
7
37
6
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.6
W
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
S
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
NNE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
Energy kJ
5
2
2
8
3
9
20
41
34
11
7
11
12
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
28
15
38
15
15
15
0
29
67
98
98
98
87
15
87
28
29
0
0
15
5
87
87
87
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
6
8
7
5
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
5
5
6
7
6
5
6
8
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
8
5
8
7
6
6
6
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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