Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
12.5° C
0.4° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 2PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (25 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (25 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
4
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.4
ENE
12
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
12
0.5
SE
16
1.7
SSW
6
2
SSW
7
2
S
8
1.9
S
8
2.2
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.1
ESE
13
1.1
ESE
13
1.2
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
13
1.4
ESE
13
1.4
ESE
13
1.5
ESE
13
1.7
ESE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
27
45
93
203
133
220
414
501
454
634
346
407
458
444
454
538
623
633
745
894
2000
2056
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NW
10
W
15
SW
35
SSW
40
SW
35
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
S
20
S
15
SW
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:32AM1.22m
1:59PM1.30m
2:19AM1.18m
2:41PM1.29m
3:05AM1.14m
3:22PM1.26m
Low Tide
7:39AM0.25m
8:18PM0.25m
8:21AM0.28m
9:02PM0.27m
9:04AM0.29m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
2
5
1
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
9
9
7
5
5
6
6
7
9
9
9
8
Feels °C
7
7
8
7
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
0
-1
0
1
1
3
3
3
2
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