Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
11.8° C
0.8° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 7AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 21). 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 (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (22 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
603
480
396
383
305
244
233
185
185
141
98
73
50
34
34
33
32
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
50
NW
50
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:11AM1.22m
12:37PM1.28m
00:54AM1.18m
1:20PM1.26m
Low Tide
6:17PM0.18m
6:24AM0.22m
6:59PM0.20m
7:03AM0.24m
7:40PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
9
11
13
15
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
11
11
Feels °C
4
5
5
3
4
6
9
7
7
6
6
8
4
3
3
2
3
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