Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
12.4° C
0.5° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 6PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (28 Jul)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (28 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ESE
13
2.1
ESE
13
2.1
ESE
13
2.1
ESE
13
2
ESE
13
2
ESE
13
1.8
ESE
13
1.7
ESE
13
1.7
ESE
13
1.7
ESE
13
1.7
ESE
12
1.6
ESE
12
1.6
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1573
1551
1575
1510
1306
1306
1137
1011
953
909
834
718
706
624
589
514
505
422
383
370
314
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
SSW
5
SE
0
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-on
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
cross-off
High Tide
4:03PM1.23m
4:35AM1.08m
4:46PM1.21m
5:20AM1.07m
5:31PM1.18m
Low Tide
9:49AM0.29m
10:32PM0.29m
10:35AM0.27m
11:21PM0.28m
11:21AM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
6
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
11
12
10
9
9
9
9
10
14
14
12
12
Feels °C
3
7
7
7
5
4
4
3
3
6
7
5
4
3
3
3
4
9
9
7
6
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