Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
11.7° C
1.1° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 6AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1
SSE
11
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
0.8
S
13
0.7
SSE
12
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
1.3
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
449
441
226
353
296
240
206
129
225
216
180
173
169
157
124
130
196
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
20
W
15
W
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:01AM1.32m
1:27PM1.48m
1:57AM1.31m
2:22PM1.51m
Low Tide
6:54PM0.02m
7:12AM0.01m
7:45PM-0.01m
8:04AM-0.02m
8:39PM-0.03m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
10
14
15
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
Feels °C
9
8
6
6
5
10
11
7
6
6
6
7
8
7
7
5
5
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