Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
11.8° C
0.8° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 9AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (20 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
1.9
S
8
2.3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.5
S
12
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2426
2103
453
1559
1347
319
326
298
649
1456
1384
1059
905
643
584
480
396
311
300
244
233
185
182
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:05AM1.33m
11:28PM1.26m
11:52AM1.31m
00:11AM1.22m
12:37PM1.28m
Low Tide
4:59AM0.17m
5:31PM0.16m
5:43AM0.20m
6:17PM0.18m
6:24AM0.22m
6:59PM0.20m
cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
9
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
12
13
11
10
10
10
10
11
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
5
5
6
7
7
7
7
8
8
7
6
9
9
6
4
5
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
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