Christmas Bay Surf Break

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Issued: 5 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
12.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (07 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 11PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)--
Afternoon (07 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (07 Jul)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue night, near gales from the S by Wed night).

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
!
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
E
10
3
E
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
E
10
3.5
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
2.4
E
10
2.4
E
10
3
S
8
4
SSE
9
4.5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
5
SSE
10
5
SSE
10
5
SSE
10
4
S
10
5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4
SE
10
4
SE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1488
1725
2021
2548
2848
1967
1730
1160
1161
1417
2507
3640
4212
4480
5108
5124
3258
5164
4040
3238
3023
2282
2083
1873
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
25
SE
35
ESE
15
ESE
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
40
S
45
SSW
45
SSE
50
S
50
S
55
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:51PM1.23m
11:10AM1.26m
11:38PM1.27m
11:59AM1.33m
00:27AM1.31m
Low Tide
4:34PM0.17m
5:12AM0.15m
5:24PM0.15m
5:56AM0.13m
6:15PM0.13m
6:41AM0.11m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:01
 mm
1
2
1
1
2
2
3
5
6
3
11
5
12
5
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
9
9
Feels °C
8
7
6
10
7
7
6
4
3
3
2
1
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
-1
0
-1
1
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
10
0.8
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
9
3.5
E
10
3.5
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
2.4
E
10
2.4
E
10
2.1
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
2.5
ESE
11
0.3
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
3.5
ESE
10
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
Energy kJ
1212
113
82
2078
2293
1967
1730
1160
1161
882
759
774
759
774
1752
74
143
139
2282
2083
1873
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
15
0.8
S
8
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.1
S
20
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.1
S
22
0.3
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
Energy kJ
132
79
112
88
116
108
102
66
7
35
31
30
57
9
73
125
127
173
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
14
0.1
S
21
0.1
SW
20
0.2
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
Energy kJ
84
120
9
16
37
102
101
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
E
10
3
E
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
E
10
3.5
ESE
10
1
S
7
1
S
7
2.3
SSE
8
2.5
S
8
3
S
8
4
SSE
9
4.5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
5
SSE
10
5
SSE
10
5
SSE
10
4
S
10
5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4
SE
10
4
SE
10
2.1
S
8
2.1
S
8
1.8
S
8
Energy kJ
1488
1725
2021
2548
2848
97
97
604
874
1417
2507
3640
4212
4480
5108
5124
3258
5164
4040
3238
3023
608
569
381
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
2
2
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
1
4
Distance (km)
98
101
56
77
77
67
77
135
138
138
157
208
169
227
227
316
309
286
309
286
227
276
101
234
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
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