Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
11.9°C
0.7° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 10PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)--
Afternoon (01 Sep)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (01 Sep)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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)
!
!
!
3
4
4
4
5
3
4
3
3
2
2
0
2
1
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
1.8
S
17
3
S
16
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4619
4582
4126
3440
2775
2257
1863
4030
3170
2578
2068
1561
1226
956
613
488
333
271
205
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
NNE
25
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
Wind State
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:33PM1.24m
8:53AM1.31m
9:25PM1.28m
9:42AM1.37m
Low Tide
2:21PM0.15m
2:54AM0.17m
3:17PM0.12m
3:42AM0.13m
4:10PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
9
10
10
11
12
15
15
13
13
13
13
13
14
17
17
15
15
Feels °C
6
7
3
3
4
5
6
9
8
8
7
6
6
6
7
14
14
11
11
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