Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
12.3° C
0.5° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 8AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (03 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
1
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
0
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0
0
0
0
0
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3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
S
13
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
S
13
3.5
S
13
4.5
S
13
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4
S
12
4
S
12
4
S
12
4
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
460
401
302
402
469
454
628
1460
3644
3420
4445
6437
5767
5312
5952
5945
5763
4992
4295
5051
4054
2482
2092
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
20
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:30AM1.15m
8:54PM1.20m
9:16AM1.21m
9:44PM1.23m
10:02AM1.27m
Low Tide
2:34AM0.20m
2:36PM0.18m
3:20AM0.18m
3:30PM0.16m
4:05AM0.16m
4:22PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
10
11
14
15
12
11
9
8
6
5
5
6
6
5
6
6
7
7
8
9
8
7
Feels °C
3
4
6
10
11
7
7
4
1
-2
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-4
-2
-1
1
2
2
2
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