Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
12.8° C
0.2° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 2PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Afternoon (21 Jul)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (21 Jul)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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)
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1733
1443
1207
1032
771
633
504
416
248
333
344
238
183
121
87
86
81
56
51
40
18
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:46AM1.36m
11:13PM1.33m
11:36AM1.35m
00:01AM1.29m
12:26PM1.33m
Low Tide
5:08PM0.07m
5:30AM0.10m
6:00PM0.13m
6:15AM0.15m
6:48PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
6
9
11
9
10
9
9
8
8
11
11
10
9
8
7
7
8
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
3
5
7
5
6
5
6
5
6
9
9
9
7
6
4
4
4
7
8
8
7
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