Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 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) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 12PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 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)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
0
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.6
ENE
5
0.8
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
11
0.3
SE
13
0.4
ENE
12
0.8
ENE
12
0.9
ENE
12
0.7
E
12
0.6
SE
16
0.6
SE
16
0.7
SE
15
1.8
S
7
1.7
S
7
0.8
ESE
14
0.8
ESE
14
1.1
ESE
13
1
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
8
15
13
13
16
40
74
12
27
45
158
203
133
206
198
226
358
311
264
269
451
372
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
W
15
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:46AM1.26m
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
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
<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
1
2
5
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
13
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
8
8
8
7
7
9
9
7
6
Feels °C
6
5
6
8
9
9
7
6
7
8
8
7
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
4
3
2
2
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