Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
12.8° C
0.2° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 5PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (17 Jul)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (17 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
16
1.4
ESE
16
1.5
S
15
1.4
ESE
15
1.4
ESE
15
1.4
ESE
15
1.4
ESE
15
1.3
ESE
14
1.3
ESE
14
1.6
SSW
23
2.1
S
23
2.2
S
21
2.2
S
20
2.1
S
19
2
S
18
1.9
SSW
18
1.9
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
892
933
1074
851
829
818
807
691
682
2920
4577
4282
3766
3303
2702
2316
2212
1771
1512
1459
1368
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
10
W
5
S
0
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
5
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
7:12AM1.34m
7:34PM1.50m
8:09AM1.35m
8:32PM1.44m
9:03AM1.36m
Low Tide
1:19PM-0.10m
2:05AM-0.04m
2:17PM-0.08m
2:59AM-0.02m
3:16PM-0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
Temp °C
9
11
12
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
11
10
10
10
9
9
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
6
8
8
5
6
5
5
6
6
10
11
10
8
7
7
6
7
10
10
9
9
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