Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
12.0°C
0.6° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 9AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (25 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (25 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the SE by Thu morning).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
3
2
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
17
1.7
S
17
1.9
S
17
2.3
S
17
2.2
S
16
2.2
S
15
1.9
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
447
432
418
605
612
558
462
413
640
632
554
419
376
366
413
702
1189
1729
2146
3020
2359
2168
1504
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
20
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:24AM1.10m
2:42PM1.22m
3:09AM1.08m
3:24PM1.20m
3:54AM1.07m
4:09PM1.18m
Low Tide
8:22AM0.24m
9:01PM0.22m
9:06AM0.23m
9:45PM0.23m
9:53AM0.22m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:45
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
15
15
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
15
15
15
11
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
Feels °C
7
8
8
9
10
7
6
6
5
5
5
10
10
10
9
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
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