Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
12.3° C
0.5° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 7AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (03 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (03 Aug)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
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0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
S
13
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
14
2.5
S
9
3.5
S
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
646
679
460
401
302
402
469
454
660
1441
2070
1075
3310
5620
5647
5848
6311
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:01PM1.17m
8:30AM1.15m
8:54PM1.20m
9:16AM1.21m
Low Tide
2:34AM0.20m
2:36PM0.18m
3:20AM0.18m
3:30PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
 mm
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
9
8
9
10
11
14
15
12
11
9
8
6
5
6
7
6
5
Feels °C
5
2
3
4
6
9
11
7
7
4
1
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
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