Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
11.7° C
1.1° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 7PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (11 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (11 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.3
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
1.1
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
589
291
452
246
256
285
276
194
119
96
117
149
186
155
135
100
114
93
80
80
91
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:19PM1.51m
3:56AM1.29m
4:17PM1.50m
4:54AM1.29m
5:16PM1.47m
Low Tide
9:00AM-0.05m
9:37PM-0.03m
10:00AM-0.07m
10:39PM-0.01m
11:01AM-0.09m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
Temp °C
10
11
11
11
10
11
10
10
10
11
12
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
6
8
9
8
7
8
6
6
5
6
6
4
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
9
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