Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 20 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 (20 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 10PM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)--
Afternoon (20 Jul)8ft (2.5m)19s
Evening (20 Jul)8ft (2.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
19
2.5
S
18
2.5
S
17
2.5
S
17
2.3
S
16
2.2
S
15
2
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5224
4899
4066
3426
2667
2293
1733
1443
1207
1032
771
633
513
416
263
339
362
242
186
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
0
SSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SSE
5
SE
0
ESE
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
10:23PM1.36m
10:46AM1.36m
11:13PM1.33m
11:36AM1.35m
Low Tide
4:14PM0.01m
4:42AM0.05m
5:08PM0.07m
5:30AM0.10m
6:00PM0.13m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
9
9
8
7
7
9
11
9
10
9
9
8
8
11
10
9
8
Feels °C
6
6
6
7
5
4
4
5
8
5
6
5
6
5
6
9
8
8
6
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