Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
11.9° C
0.9° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 7AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (08 Aug)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (08 Aug)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1
SSE
11
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
1.1
S
10
1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1329
977
843
918
786
651
543
533
514
441
218
353
296
222
206
260
274
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
10
NW
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:09AM1.31m
12:32PM1.45m
1:01AM1.32m
1:27PM1.48m
Low Tide
6:03PM0.06m
6:24AM0.05m
6:54PM0.02m
7:12AM0.01m
7:45PM-0.01m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
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5:27
5:28
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
9
8
8
9
12
13
12
11
10
9
9
11
14
15
13
11
Feels °C
5
5
4
4
5
10
12
9
7
7
5
5
7
10
11
8
6
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