Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 9AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (16 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu morning, calm by Thu night).

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
2
2
3
4
5
5
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
13
0.6
ESE
14
0.6
ESE
15
0.6
ESE
15
0.8
ESE
16
0.9
ESE
16
1
ESE
16
1.1
ESE
16
1.3
ESE
16
1.3
ESE
16
1.3
ESE
16
1.4
ESE
16
1.6
S
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
ESE
15
1.4
ESE
15
1.4
ESE
15
1.3
ESE
14
1.3
ESE
14
1.3
SSW
23
2
S
22
2.2
S
21
2.1
S
20
2
S
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
143
167
174
298
427
512
635
778
892
892
933
1200
869
829
818
807
691
682
1895
4129
4160
3442
3038
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
25
NW
35
NW
20
W
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WNW
0
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:14AM1.35m
6:35PM1.54m
7:12AM1.34m
7:34PM1.50m
8:09AM1.35m
8:32PM1.44m
Low Tide
00:07AM-0.03m
12:20PM-0.09m
1:08AM-0.04m
1:19PM-0.10m
2:05AM-0.04m
2:17PM-0.08m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
14
15
13
11
11
10
9
10
9
12
13
11
10
9
9
9
11
12
12
11
10
10
Feels °C
7
8
8
11
9
8
9
9
8
8
6
9
9
7
7
6
5
4
6
7
8
7
7
8
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