Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
11.9° C
0.9° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 2AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (07 Aug)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (07 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
10
1.8
SE
11
1.5
SE
12
1.4
S
16
1.7
S
15
2.2
S
14
2.2
S
14
2
S
13
2
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
448
828
583
989
1262
1941
1781
1367
1329
871
843
918
778
643
543
533
449
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:20PM1.29m
11:40AM1.40m
00:09AM1.31m
12:32PM1.45m
Low Tide
5:37AM0.09m
6:03PM0.06m
6:24AM0.05m
6:54PM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
 mm
Temp °C
6
5
4
4
5
9
10
9
10
9
8
8
9
12
13
11
10
Feels °C
3
2
0
0
1
6
7
5
6
5
4
4
6
10
11
8
6
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