Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
11.9°C
0.7° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 12PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (26 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (26 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the E by Thu morning).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
1
1
0
2
1
1
1
2
0
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
17
1.9
S
17
1.8
S
17
1.5
SSW
15
2
S
16
2
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
640
632
554
419
376
366
441
737
1203
2146
1909
886
1953
1817
1352
1261
902
737
613
504
413
342
240
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
20
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
25
S
15
S
15
SE
10
E
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
15
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:09AM1.08m
3:24PM1.20m
3:54AM1.07m
4:09PM1.18m
4:41AM1.07m
4:57PM1.18m
Low Tide
9:06AM0.23m
9:45PM0.23m
9:53AM0.22m
10:35PM0.24m
10:43AM0.21m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
15
15
15
15
15
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
11
12
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
5
5
6
11
10
10
9
10
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
7
8
8
12
9
8
9
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