Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
12.3° C
0.4° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 7PM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (01 Aug)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (01 Aug)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat morning, light winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
0
0
1
!
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
11
3
S
11
4
SSW
13
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.1
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1928
2267
2513
5461
3000
2541
2143
1567
1265
1037
835
723
535
604
460
401
302
418
476
447
447
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
NW
15
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:55AM1.07m
7:09PM1.17m
7:42AM1.10m
8:01PM1.17m
8:30AM1.15m
8:54PM1.20m
Low Tide
12:54PM0.21m
1:48AM0.21m
1:44PM0.19m
2:34AM0.20m
2:36PM0.18m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
4
5
11
13
10
9
8
9
11
11
14
14
12
13
Feels °C
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
-1
1
7
10
7
5
1
3
6
7
10
9
5
6
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