Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
12.4° C
0.5° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 10PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)--
Afternoon (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
9
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
S
9
0.2
ESE
12
0.5
NE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.2
ESE
13
0.9
ENE
6
0.2
ESE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.6
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
12
2.4
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
44
28
17
17
14
15
13
13
22
16
74
17
27
35
161
486
824
629
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
45
SW
45
SW
35
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:26PM1.33m
00:46AM1.26m
1:14PM1.32m
1:32AM1.22m
1:59PM1.30m
Low Tide
6:48PM0.18m
6:58AM0.21m
7:34PM0.22m
7:39AM0.25m
8:18PM0.25m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:14
 mm
1
4
3
Temp °C
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
14
14
12
12
12
11
10
10
7
8
8
8
Feels °C
9
7
7
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
7
7
7
5
6
-3
-2
0
2
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