Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
12.2° C
0.6° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 11PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)--
Afternoon (29 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (29 Jul)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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)
2
2
2
3
3
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
12
1.6
ESE
12
1.6
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
1
E
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
834
718
706
624
589
514
505
422
383
370
314
259
251
205
198
151
114
85
83
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
WNW
35
NW
40
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:46PM1.21m
5:20AM1.07m
5:31PM1.18m
6:07AM1.06m
6:19PM1.17m
Low Tide
11:21PM0.28m
11:21AM0.25m
00:12AM0.26m
12:07PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:17
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
12
9
8
8
8
8
9
13
14
12
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
8
4
3
2
2
2
3
8
9
7
6
7
7
6
4
4
2
2
1
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