Christmas Bay surf break

Christmas Bay surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 12 Apr 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
15.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Christmas Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 5PM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (12 Apr)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (12 Apr)15ft (4.5m)12s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
3
3
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
4
ENE
4.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
2.4
E
2.5
E
2.2
E
2
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.4
ENE
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)9101011121212121111101010914141414131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1094173826003689526154143502157515491128834653550340411388366436417572404389297232
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
30
E
15
SSW
35
W
40
WNW
30
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:32PM
1.12
12:57AM
1.22
1:18PM
1.13
1:42AM
1.23
2:07PM
1.15
2:31AM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:35AM
0.14
6:34PM
0.17
7:13AM
0.13
7:16PM
0.16
7:54AM
0.15
8:04PM
0.15
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise6:41-------6:41-------6:43-------
Sunset--5:50-------5:47-------5:45-----
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--29312-----1------------
Temp. °C181918181819181819191916151616151517171514131413
Feels °C (?)151413141814111317151612111312111113131110899
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