Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
12.8° C
0.2° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 5AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
14
0.6
ESE
15
0.6
ESE
15
0.8
ESE
16
0.9
ESE
17
1
ESE
16
1.1
ESE
16
1.3
ESE
16
1.3
ESE
16
1.7
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.3
S
14
2
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
52
49
47
45
43
43
66
66
56
58
104
167
174
298
432
512
635
778
892
1145
2407
2185
1487
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
0
WSW
5
NE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
5:15AM1.35m
5:35PM1.58m
6:14AM1.35m
6:35PM1.54m
7:12AM1.34m
Low Tide
11:03PM-0.01m
11:21AM-0.06m
00:07AM-0.03m
12:20PM-0.09m
1:08AM-0.04m
1:19PM-0.10m
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
13
13
13
15
16
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
12
11
11
11
10
10
12
12
11
Feels °C
8
7
10
11
10
12
13
10
8
8
8
7
8
9
12
9
9
9
9
8
8
11
11
9
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