Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 4AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (17 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (17 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
1
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
5
5
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
16
1.1
ESE
16
1.3
ESE
16
1.3
ESE
16
1.3
ESE
16
1.4
ESE
16
1.4
ESE
16
1.4
ESE
15
1.4
ESE
15
1.4
ESE
15
1.4
ESE
15
1.3
ESE
14
1.3
ESE
14
1.7
S
23
2.1
S
23
2.2
S
21
2.2
S
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
512
635
778
892
892
933
909
851
829
818
807
691
682
3199
4617
4282
3805
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
W
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
10
WSW
5
S
0
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
6:35PM1.54m
7:12AM1.34m
7:34PM1.50m
8:09AM1.35m
8:32PM1.44m
Low Tide
1:08AM-0.04m
1:19PM-0.10m
2:05AM-0.04m
2:17PM-0.08m
clear
clear
clear
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>
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
11
9
9
9
9
12
12
11
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
10
10
Feels °C
8
7
8
6
6
9
9
6
5
5
5
6
7
10
11
9
8
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