Christmas Bay Surf Break

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Issued: 5 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
12.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (03 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 10PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 03). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)--
Afternoon (03 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (03 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
13
1.3
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.4
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
538
513
566
566
566
547
461
433
411
593
668
631
267
385
196
166
165
147
123
225
231
231
267
279
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNE
10
W
10
SW
15
SSW
25
SE
25
SE
35
NE
25
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:39PM1.18m
8:14AM1.09m
8:27PM1.17m
8:57AM1.11m
9:16PM1.18m
9:41AM1.15m
Low Tide
1:25PM0.25m
2:20AM0.22m
2:10PM0.22m
3:03AM0.19m
2:57PM0.20m
3:46AM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:59
5:00
 mm
2
1
4
1
Temp °C
12
10
10
9
8
8
8
12
13
11
9
9
9
10
11
14
14
11
9
10
11
12
13
12
Feels °C
8
6
6
4
3
3
3
8
8
6
5
4
3
6
7
10
11
8
7
7
6
7
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
13
1.3
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.7
ENE
11
0.9
E
10
1.7
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
0.4
SSW
7
1.4
E
8
Energy kJ
538
513
566
566
566
547
461
433
411
475
457
631
162
385
193
166
165
147
114
225
231
231
19
279
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
8
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
1
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.2
S
21
0.6
SSW
7
Energy kJ
5
21
21
20
8
7
7
7
6
3
3
3
5
5
196
125
125
128
123
8
2
12
33
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
15
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.2
SSW
20
Energy kJ
8
5
6
5
5
2
2
5
6
6
5
4
21
8
7
7
37
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
3
0.8
N
4
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.7
N
4
0.3
NNW
2
0.7
N
4
0.6
N
4
1.6
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.9
NE
7
1.5
ENE
8
2.3
NE
8
2.2
NE
8
0.4
NW
3
0.2
NNW
2
1.4
NE
8
0.3
SSW
2
1.2
E
10
Energy kJ
10
6
18
5
5
14
1
13
10
593
668
331
267
613
619
2
1
232
1
267
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
4
3
2
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
15
15
29
29
24
29
29
29
29
29
5
29
168
29
29
29
15
0
0
2
138
159
146
101
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
3
4
2
2
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
7
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
7
8
5
5
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
5
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