Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.1° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 11AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (11 Jul)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (11 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
9
1.2
S
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
1
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
776
731
651
426
367
771
421
380
355
261
232
218
289
265
202
153
141
133
94
67
168
123
119
77
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
W
10
WNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:19AM1.33m
1:45PM1.47m
2:16AM1.35m
2:41PM1.53m
3:16AM1.36m
3:37PM1.57m
Low Tide
7:30AM0.09m
8:02PM0.06m
8:22AM0.06m
8:59PM0.03m
9:20AM0.03m
9:59PM0.01m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:37
7:35
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5:02
5:04
5:04
5:05
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
8
8
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
11
11
9
8
7
7
6
8
12
14
11
10
11
Feels °C
5
3
4
5
5
4
5
6
7
7
6
7
7
5
4
3
3
1
3
7
10
7
6
6
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