Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
11.8° C
0.8° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 1PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (22 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.7
SW
9
0.9
SSW
9
1.8
SW
10
2
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
396
383
300
244
233
185
185
141
128
96
71
49
34
33
32
79
130
573
1505
2220
2027
1462
915
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
50
NW
50
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
25
W
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:11AM1.22m
12:37PM1.28m
00:54AM1.18m
1:20PM1.26m
1:39AM1.14m
2:01PM1.24m
Low Tide
6:24AM0.22m
6:59PM0.20m
7:03AM0.24m
7:40PM0.21m
7:42AM0.24m
8:20PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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>
6:54
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
11
14
15
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
13
11
11
10
10
9
10
14
14
12
11
Feels °C
5
3
5
8
10
7
7
6
6
7
5
4
3
2
3
2
3
5
6
9
8
7
5
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