Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
11.8° C
0.9° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 5PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
E
7
1.9
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
67
69
69
88
117
148
148
135
144
186
178
83
92
421
389
488
499
446
286
280
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
E
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
High Tide
5:16PM1.47m
5:52AM1.29m
6:15PM1.43m
6:49AM1.30m
7:13PM1.39m
Low Tide
11:01AM-0.09m
11:43PM0.00m
12:00PM-0.08m
00:43AM0.02m
12:59PM-0.06m
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
13
12
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
6
8
8
8
8
9
8
8
10
13
11
11
9
9
9
10
12
12
12
11
11
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