Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
12.6° C
0.4° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 12PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.6
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
1.3
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
504
416
248
333
350
238
183
123
89
89
83
52
50
45
18
17
18
16
15
14
21
29
111
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
S
5
SE
5
SE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
N
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
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
High Tide
11:36AM1.35m
00:01AM1.29m
12:26PM1.33m
00:46AM1.26m
1:14PM1.32m
Low Tide
5:30AM0.10m
6:00PM0.13m
6:15AM0.15m
6:48PM0.18m
6:58AM0.21m
7:34PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
8
11
10
9
8
8
7
7
8
12
13
13
12
12
11
11
12
14
15
13
13
Feels °C
5
5
6
9
8
8
6
6
4
4
4
7
9
9
7
7
5
5
7
9
10
10
10
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