Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 4AM is: 5.0m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)18ft (5.5m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)16ft (5.0m)11s
Evening (09 Jul)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Wed night, light winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
9
4.5
SE
10
5
SE
10
5
SSE
10
5.5
SSE
10
5
SE
11
5
SE
11
5
SE
11
3.5
ESE
11
4
SE
11
3.5
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2140
3733
4960
5441
5889
5739
5556
5034
2948
3580
2573
2122
1723
1314
1053
970
1067
886
763
733
748
573
516
659
Wind (km/h)
45
SSE
50
SSE
55
S
55
S
50
S
50
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:38PM1.27m
11:59AM1.33m
00:27AM1.31m
12:51PM1.40m
1:19AM1.33m
1:45PM1.47m
Low Tide
5:56AM0.13m
6:15PM0.13m
6:41AM0.11m
7:07PM0.10m
7:30AM0.09m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:37
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5:00
5:01
5:02
 mm
6
7
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
10
9
Feels °C
2
1
1
-1
-1
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
2
1
3
3
4
3
3
3
5
5
7
6
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