Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
12.9° 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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 7PM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (10 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (10 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning).

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
9
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
S
16
1
S
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1538
1288
1053
1207
1040
906
826
736
518
481
433
443
620
465
355
261
232
273
236
213
198
150
133
110
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:51PM1.40m
1:19AM1.33m
1:45PM1.47m
2:16AM1.35m
2:41PM1.53m
3:16AM1.36m
Low Tide
6:41AM0.11m
7:07PM0.10m
7:30AM0.09m
8:02PM0.06m
8:22AM0.06m
8:59PM0.03m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:02
5:04
5:04
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
10
9
9
8
7
8
8
7
9
10
8
7
6
7
6
Feels °C
1
2
3
4
5
6
4
3
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
5
4
7
7
4
3
2
3
1
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