Christmas Bay Surf Break

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Issued: 11 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
13.4° 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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 3AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (24 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (24 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Mainly near gales.

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1.7
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
2.3
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
3
SSW
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
4
S
10
4
S
10
4.5
S
10
4.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
582
468
439
365
402
355
329
362
683
1003
1109
893
658
599
1465
2213
2322
2908
3398
4521
4986
3021
2308
1718
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
15
SW
35
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
S
45
S
50
S
50
SSW
50
SSW
50
SW
45
SW
20
SW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
00:30AM1.33m
12:56PM1.33m
1:18AM1.29m
1:46PM1.33m
2:06AM1.26m
2:34PM1.33m
Low Tide
6:24PM0.08m
6:43AM0.11m
7:15PM0.15m
7:28AM0.18m
8:05PM0.21m
8:12AM0.25m
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
<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>
4:53
4:53
4:54
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
9
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
12
13
14
13
14
13
13
12
11
9
9
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
12
Feels °C
8
8
7
7
7
8
8
7
8
7
8
10
5
-1
-1
0
0
-1
-1
-2
-2
1
7
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
14
2.4
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
3.5
S
11
1.7
ENE
10
3
S
10
Energy kJ
582
468
439
365
402
355
290
229
184
187
154
893
658
599
516
427
318
325
338
310
419
3021
598
1718
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
1.9
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
10
Energy kJ
2
111
101
706
643
261
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.9
ENE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
2.3
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
9
3
NE
9
1
SW
13
2.2
SSW
6
3
SSW
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
4
S
10
4
S
10
4.5
S
10
4.5
S
11
3
S
11
2.2
E
9
Energy kJ
24
28
57
123
194
282
329
362
683
1003
1109
1488
336
373
1465
2213
2322
2908
3398
4521
4986
2308
836
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
1
1
4
3
4
1
1
3
4
3
1
3
2
2
4
4
Distance (km)
5
29
87
87
87
103
103
87
103
103
87
0
77
227
244
101
295
295
227
295
295
169
2
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
5
7
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
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