Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 16 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 (16 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 11PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)--
Afternoon (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (16 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
0
1
1
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
5
5
5
5
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
16
0.9
ESE
16
1
ESE
16
1.1
ESE
16
1.3
ESE
16
1.3
ESE
16
1.3
ESE
16
1.4
ESE
16
1.5
S
15
1.4
ESE
15
1.4
ESE
15
1.4
ESE
15
1.4
ESE
15
1.3
ESE
14
1.3
ESE
14
1.7
SSW
23
2.1
S
23
2.3
S
21
2.2
S
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
298
427
512
635
778
892
892
933
1074
869
829
818
807
691
682
3275
4617
4668
3766
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
W
5
SW
5
WNW
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
6:35PM1.54m
7:12AM1.34m
7:34PM1.50m
8:09AM1.35m
8:32PM1.44m
Low Tide
12:20PM-0.09m
1:08AM-0.04m
1:19PM-0.10m
2:05AM-0.04m
2:17PM-0.08m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
13
11
10
9
9
9
9
12
12
10
10
9
9
10
11
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
8
8
7
7
8
7
6
9
7
6
6
5
4
5
6
9
11
9
8
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