Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 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 8AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

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 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.4
S
11
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
583
989
1262
1941
1781
1367
1308
871
843
918
778
643
543
533
449
441
226
206
296
250
208
227
184
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:40AM1.40m
00:09AM1.31m
12:32PM1.45m
1:01AM1.32m
1:27PM1.48m
Low Tide
5:37AM0.09m
6:03PM0.06m
6:24AM0.05m
6:54PM0.02m
7:12AM0.01m
7:45PM-0.01m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
4
4
5
8
9
9
10
8
8
8
9
12
13
12
11
11
10
9
11
14
15
12
12
Feels °C
0
0
2
5
6
5
6
3
3
3
5
9
10
9
7
8
7
5
6
8
10
7
6
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