Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
11.9°C
0.6° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 9PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)--
Afternoon (29 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (29 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.5
S
17
0.9
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
2.1
S
13
2.3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
191
184
146
108
75
73
51
65
107
147
142
149
470
575
1491
1510
1497
1387
1474
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
35
W
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
30
W
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:49PM1.18m
6:21AM1.12m
6:43PM1.19m
7:12AM1.17m
7:39PM1.22m
Low Tide
00:25AM0.24m
12:28PM0.19m
1:16AM0.22m
1:23PM0.17m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:49
 mm
Temp °C
13
11
11
11
12
11
12
16
16
14
13
12
11
10
12
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
6
5
5
6
7
6
7
13
12
7
4
7
6
5
4
6
6
6
5
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