Christmas Bay Surf Break

Christmas Bay, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Issued: 5 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.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Christmas Bay based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Christmas Bay right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Christmas Bay

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

SHIP2465

32 km S15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C- km
- km


SHIP7362

32 km S3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
17.0 °C-
-


Ballance wx

69 km NW160 m above sea level

58 minutes ago
dry
20
light winds from the WNW
(19 km/h at 293°)
30
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Palmerston North

79 km WNW31 m above sea level

37 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 311°)
10
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Karere wx

84 km WNW15 m above sea level

50 minutes ago
dry
5
light winds from the W
(6 km/h at 267°)
20
15 °C-
-
-
-
0

SHIP1782

57 km S15 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C- km
- km


ASCATB176E41S

64 km SSE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
35
fresh winds from the NNW
(35 km/h at 344°)
- °C- km
- km


Ballance wx

69 km NW160 m above sea level

58 minutes ago
dry
20
light winds from the WNW
(19 km/h at 293°)
30
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

ASCATB177E42S

78 km SSE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
40
strong winds from the NNW
(42 km/h at 340°)
- °C- km
- km


ASCATB176E42S

78 km S15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
40
strong winds from the NW
(40 km/h at 309°)
- °C- km
- km


* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Christmas Bay and within an acceptable time window.

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