Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 11AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (13 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
144
133
100
67
87
166
119
77
73
46
31
31
32
20
21
52
49
47
45
43
43
66
42
56
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:16AM1.36m
3:37PM1.57m
4:16AM1.36m
4:35PM1.59m
5:15AM1.35m
5:35PM1.58m
Low Tide
9:20AM0.03m
9:59PM0.01m
10:21AM-0.01m
11:03PM-0.01m
11:21AM-0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:05
5:06
5:06
 mm
Temp °C
7
6
7
13
13
12
11
11
12
12
12
14
15
13
13
12
13
13
13
15
16
14
13
13
Feels °C
3
1
2
9
9
8
7
6
6
7
7
10
11
8
8
7
9
11
10
12
13
10
9
8
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