Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
12.7° C
0.3° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 5AM is: 2.0m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)6ft (1.9m)17s
Afternoon (19 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (19 Jul)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
5
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
20
2.2
S
19
2.1
S
18
2
S
18
1.9
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.8
S
16
1.9
S
15
1.9
S
15
1.9
S
15
1.9
S
15
2
S
15
1.5
S
19
2.5
S
19
2.5
S
19
2.5
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3766
3614
3001
2527
2212
1750
1512
1630
1721
1611
1589
1589
1780
1600
4849
5060
4160
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:32PM1.44m
9:03AM1.36m
9:29PM1.40m
9:55AM1.36m
Low Tide
2:59AM-0.02m
3:16PM-0.04m
3:52AM0.01m
4:14PM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
13
12
10
9
9
9
8
9
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
6
6
6
8
8
9
8
6
5
5
5
4
6
6
7
7
7
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