Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
12.4° 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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 6PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.6
NNE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.2
ESE
13
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
12
0.9
ENE
12
0.9
ENE
12
0.8
ENE
11
0.6
SE
16
0.6
SE
16
1.5
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.6
S
7
1
ESE
14
1
ESE
13
1
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
14
15
17
16
57
59
61
45
203
203
173
206
198
226
269
269
272
401
384
372
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
10
WNW
10
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:14PM1.32m
1:32AM1.22m
1:59PM1.30m
2:19AM1.18m
2:41PM1.29m
Low Tide
6:58AM0.21m
7:34PM0.22m
7:39AM0.25m
8:18PM0.25m
8:21AM0.28m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:15
 mm
2
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
14
13
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
7
8
8
8
9
9
8
6
Feels °C
6
8
9
8
5
7
7
8
7
5
4
4
3
2
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
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