Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.3° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 3AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)8ft (2.4m)10s
Afternoon (08 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (08 Jul)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue night, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue night, near gales from the S by Wed night).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
E
10
3
E
10
3
ESE
10
2.4
E
10
2.2
E
10
2
E
10
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
9
4
SSE
9
4.5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
5
SSE
10
4
S
10
4
S
10
5
SSE
11
4.5
SE
11
3.5
ESE
11
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2143
2716
1905
1957
1175
970
802
1193
1895
2735
3804
4097
5202
3017
2642
5410
4833
2697
2163
1968
1814
1492
1634
1373
Wind (km/h)
35
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
S
30
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
40
SSE
50
SSE
50
S
55
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:51PM1.23m
11:10AM1.26m
11:38PM1.27m
11:59AM1.33m
00:27AM1.31m
12:51PM1.40m
Low Tide
5:12AM0.15m
5:24PM0.15m
5:56AM0.13m
6:15PM0.13m
6:41AM0.11m
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:01
 mm
1
1
1
2
6
3
3
7
2
7
8
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
12
12
12
11
12
12
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
10
9
9
9
8
9
8
8
Feels °C
6
10
7
8
6
5
4
4
5
1
1
-1
0
-1
-2
-1
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
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