Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
11.9°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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 5AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
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)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.5
S
17
0.9
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
146
108
75
73
43
66
121
145
147
149
498
575
1535
1485
1164
1521
1841
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
25
W
25
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:21AM1.12m
6:43PM1.19m
7:12AM1.17m
7:39PM1.22m
Low Tide
00:25AM0.24m
12:28PM0.19m
1:16AM0.22m
1:23PM0.17m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
12
11
12
16
15
14
13
12
12
11
13
15
14
12
11
Feels °C
5
7
7
6
7
13
12
8
4
7
6
5
4
7
7
6
4
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