Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
12.0° C
0.8° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 8AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 3.0m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)13ft (4.0m)13s
Afternoon (04 Aug)15ft (4.5m)12s
Evening (04 Aug)15ft (4.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
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0
0
0
0
0
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3
4
4
3
4
4
4
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSW
14
3
S
13
4
SSW
13
4
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4
S
12
4
S
12
3
S
12
2.3
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
2.5
S
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.2
SSW
11
1.9
SSE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.7
SE
11
1.5
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2252
3113
5680
4779
5601
5034
5182
5975
6120
5311
6215
5167
4340
2648
1162
965
1521
1568
1086
785
615
639
477
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:16AM1.21m
9:44PM1.23m
10:02AM1.27m
10:32PM1.26m
10:50AM1.34m
Low Tide
3:20AM0.18m
3:30PM0.16m
4:05AM0.16m
4:22PM0.13m
4:51AM0.13m
5:13PM0.10m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
6
5
7
7
6
6
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
9
9
8
6
Feels °C
-1
-2
-2
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-4
-2
-1
0
1
3
3
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
3
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