Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
11.8° C
0.9° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 3AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (13 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
0.9
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
211
159
135
90
67
65
82
85
120
147
173
167
177
135
302
188
86
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NE
5
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:54AM1.29m
5:16PM1.47m
5:52AM1.29m
6:15PM1.43m
Low Tide
10:39PM-0.01m
11:01AM-0.09m
11:43PM0.00m
12:00PM-0.08m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
4
4
5
5
6
7
8
8
9
9
10
10
10
11
12
10
9
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