Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
12.3° 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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 1AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Afternoon (02 Aug)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (02 Aug)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
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4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
11
4
SSW
13
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.1
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2670
5461
3190
2713
2299
1567
1265
1037
846
734
878
679
460
297
302
424
476
447
528
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
SW
5
NW
15
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:09PM1.17m
7:42AM1.10m
8:01PM1.17m
8:30AM1.15m
8:54PM1.20m
Low Tide
12:54PM0.21m
1:48AM0.21m
1:44PM0.19m
2:34AM0.20m
2:36PM0.18m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
7
5
5
4
5
11
13
10
9
8
9
10
11
14
14
12
12
Feels °C
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
6
10
7
4
2
3
4
6
10
9
6
5
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