Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 1PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (24 Aug)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (24 Aug)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
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)
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
9
0.6
SSW
9
1.6
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
1
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
120
62
926
1739
1452
1041
762
567
540
432
418
605
605
558
456
385
280
618
452
402
376
351
534
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:39AM1.14m
2:01PM1.24m
2:24AM1.10m
2:42PM1.22m
3:09AM1.08m
3:24PM1.20m
Low Tide
7:42AM0.24m
8:20PM0.21m
8:22AM0.24m
9:01PM0.22m
9:06AM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:43
5:44
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
14
14
12
11
12
12
12
13
15
15
12
12
12
12
12
13
15
16
15
15
Feels °C
4
6
5
8
8
7
5
6
7
6
7
9
7
4
6
5
6
7
7
10
12
11
9
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