Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
12.0°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 (27 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 9PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)--
Afternoon (27 Aug)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (27 Aug)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
16
2
S
16
1.8
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.9
SSE
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2246
1953
1409
1279
1032
852
623
501
485
409
339
253
151
205
248
198
195
149
146
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:09PM1.18m
4:41AM1.07m
4:57PM1.18m
5:30AM1.08m
5:49PM1.18m
Low Tide
10:35PM0.24m
10:43AM0.21m
11:30PM0.24m
11:34AM0.20m
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6:46
6:45
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5:45
5:45
5:46
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Temp °C
10
10
10
10
10
10
12
16
16
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
13
11
11
Feels °C
6
5
5
5
7
7
9
13
12
10
9
9
9
8
7
8
8
6
6
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