Christmas Bay Surf Break

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Issued: 11 am 13 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
14.0° 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 (13 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 3PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jun)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (13 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (13 Jun)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Sat
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tue
16
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)
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.4
SSW
16
0.7
SSE
9
0.5
S
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
132
135
197
176
176
173
160
128
123
88
86
87
121
150
147
145
135
121
119
114
83
77
147
107
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
N
10
NNE
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:02PM1.49m
3:37AM1.38m
3:59PM1.56m
4:38AM1.40m
4:57PM1.61m
5:37AM1.41m
Low Tide
8:43AM0.13m
9:19PM0.10m
9:43AM0.11m
10:22PM0.07m
10:45AM0.07m
11:26PM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
Temp °C
9
11
13
12
13
13
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
7
9
11
9
12
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
11
10
8
10
10
8
9
10
11
10
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
132
135
197
176
176
173
160
128
123
88
86
39
121
150
147
145
135
121
119
114
83
77
69
107
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
S
13
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
S
10
Energy kJ
30
29
73
69
104
58
52
23
96
82
70
87
40
24
24
16
27
26
23
23
22
44
147
44
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.2
S
12
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.2
S
16
0.2
ESE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
11
0.2
SSW
6
Energy kJ
7
37
139
11
7
7
17
17
17
16
24
28
20
18
28
9
21
21
21
21
19
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.7
W
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
2
0.4
NNW
3
Energy kJ
2
4
1
3
3
2
2
5
12
10
8
4
2
1
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
5
0
0
0
15
15
15
0
0
0
0
15
75
135
75
135
15
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
9
5
1
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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