Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
12.8° 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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 5AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (12 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (12 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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)
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
421
380
284
261
232
273
236
217
198
153
144
133
94
67
168
163
117
77
73
46
31
31
32
33
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
NE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
20
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
20
NNW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:16AM1.35m
2:41PM1.53m
3:16AM1.36m
3:37PM1.57m
4:16AM1.36m
4:35PM1.59m
Low Tide
8:02PM0.06m
8:22AM0.06m
8:59PM0.03m
9:20AM0.03m
9:59PM0.01m
10:21AM-0.01m
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cloud
cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:35
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5:04
5:04
5:05
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
8
8
8
10
11
9
8
7
7
6
7
12
14
12
10
10
11
12
11
14
14
13
Feels °C
4
5
5
5
4
7
8
5
4
3
3
1
2
7
10
8
6
5
5
7
5
10
10
8
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