Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
12.5° 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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 6PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat night).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
9
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
13
0.9
ENE
7
0.2
ESE
13
0.8
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
12
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
12
2.3
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
83
52
50
44
28
17
17
15
15
14
13
14
16
78
17
62
29
105
158
515
549
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
35
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:26PM1.33m
00:46AM1.26m
1:14PM1.32m
1:32AM1.22m
1:59PM1.30m
Low Tide
6:15AM0.15m
6:48PM0.18m
6:58AM0.21m
7:34PM0.22m
7:39AM0.25m
8:18PM0.25m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:14
 mm
1
4
9
2
Temp °C
8
12
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
14
12
12
11
11
11
10
8
8
8
8
Feels °C
3
7
9
7
7
5
5
5
6
8
9
7
6
7
6
7
6
0
-1
-1
1
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