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Christmas Bay surf break

Christmas Bay surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 21 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 2AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (21 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (21 Jan)7ft (2.2m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
3
2
4
4
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.4
E
0.8
S
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
4
ENE
5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.2
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
Period(s) (?)881414141414147889101111111111111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2022352393614054964824625607509841377274960853201267622611919161213541102867755666
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
10
NNE
20
W
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
15
W
15
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossoffoffoffcross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:25PM
1.08
7:38AM
1.21
8:15PM
1.10
8:30AM
1.21
9:03PM
1.13
9:23AM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:25AM
0.20
2:21PM
0.20
2:13AM
0.17
3:08PM
0.17
3:05AM
0.15
3:55PM
0.15
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise---6:07-------6:07-------6:09----
Sunset-------8:44-------8:44-------8:43
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---11--133415125----------
Temp. °C161616161717171616171717171922201817171719222220
Feels °C (?)121212121312131211121110112020161413151616171917
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