Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
12.1° C
0.7° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 2AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 2.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Afternoon (06 Aug)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (06 Aug)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
S
11
3
S
11
2.3
SSW
11
2
SSE
11
1.8
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.9
SE
12
1.8
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.4
S
16
1.7
S
15
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
14
2
S
13
1.8
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2459
1660
1642
1962
1186
892
685
468
977
828
544
989
1262
1941
1647
1370
1057
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:32PM1.26m
10:50AM1.34m
11:20PM1.29m
11:40AM1.40m
Low Tide
4:51AM0.13m
5:13PM0.10m
5:37AM0.09m
6:03PM0.06m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
7
7
7
9
9
8
6
6
5
4
5
8
9
9
9
Feels °C
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
5
6
5
5
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