Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.2° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 11PM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)--
Afternoon (09 Jul)15ft (4.5m)11s
Evening (09 Jul)15ft (4.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SE
11
3.5
ESE
11
4.5
SE
11
4
SE
11
3.5
ESE
11
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
9
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4833
2806
4109
3455
2417
1904
1538
1288
1024
1124
821
850
821
574
502
442
375
443
421
380
284
261
232
218
Wind (km/h)
45
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
0
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
00:27AM1.31m
12:51PM1.40m
1:19AM1.33m
1:45PM1.47m
2:16AM1.35m
Low Tide
6:15PM0.13m
6:41AM0.11m
7:07PM0.10m
7:30AM0.09m
8:02PM0.06m
8:22AM0.06m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:01
5:02
5:04
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
Feels °C
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
5
5
3
3
3
5
5
4
4
5
5
6
5
7
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