Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
12.0° 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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 3PM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 3.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)13ft (4.0m)12s
Afternoon (05 Aug)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (05 Aug)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
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4
3
4
3
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
S
12
3.5
S
12
4
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.3
SSW
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.7
SE
11
1.5
SE
12
1.3
S
16
1.6
S
15
1.7
S
14
2
S
14
1.9
S
13
1.9
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4668
3804
4563
3812
2459
1660
1642
1379
1211
815
685
468
392
754
594
875
1164
1175
1519
1252
1200
Wind (km/h)
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:02AM1.27m
10:32PM1.26m
10:50AM1.34m
11:20PM1.29m
11:40AM1.40m
Low Tide
4:22PM0.13m
4:51AM0.13m
5:13PM0.10m
5:37AM0.09m
6:03PM0.06m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
7
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
9
9
8
6
6
5
5
5
8
10
9
9
Feels °C
-2
-1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
5
3
3
2
2
1
5
6
4
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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