Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 11AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (21 Aug)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
3
4
4
3
3
3
1
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
649
1456
1384
1059
905
643
594
480
396
383
300
295
233
231
185
141
98
71
50
34
34
33
32
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
W
5
NW
5
N
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NNW
40
NW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
Wind State
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:52AM1.31m
00:11AM1.22m
12:37PM1.28m
00:54AM1.18m
1:20PM1.26m
Low Tide
5:43AM0.20m
6:17PM0.18m
6:24AM0.22m
6:59PM0.20m
7:03AM0.24m
7:40PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
9
11
13
11
10
10
10
10
11
13
14
13
13
13
13
14
13
15
13
11
11
Feels °C
6
6
8
9
10
6
4
5
4
4
4
7
8
7
7
7
7
7
5
6
3
2
3
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