Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.1° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 8AM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (20 Jul)8ft (2.5m)19s
Evening (20 Jul)8ft (2.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
2
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
15
2
S
15
2.1
S
15
1.5
S
19
2.5
S
19
2.5
S
18
2.5
S
17
2.5
S
17
2.3
S
16
2.2
S
15
2
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1757
1757
1959
1600
5224
4899
4066
3426
2667
2293
1733
1443
1207
1032
771
633
513
416
263
333
344
238
183
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
SSW
5
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
SSE
5
SE
0
ENE
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:55AM1.36m
10:23PM1.36m
10:46AM1.36m
11:13PM1.33m
11:36AM1.35m
Low Tide
3:52AM0.01m
4:14PM0.01m
4:42AM0.05m
5:08PM0.07m
5:30AM0.10m
6:00PM0.13m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
8
10
10
10
9
9
9
7
7
9
11
9
9
9
9
8
9
11
11
9
9
Feels °C
4
4
4
6
6
7
6
6
7
4
4
5
8
5
5
5
6
5
7
9
9
8
7
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