Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.1° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 10AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (27 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (27 Sep)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
1
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
1.7
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
9
3
SSW
9
2.1
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
14
2.1
S
16
2.4
S
17
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
177
177
140
140
152
336
1045
1523
780
627
577
773
699
723
807
847
1026
1042
1233
2381
3315
3517
3302
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
45
WNW
30
NW
40
WNW
40
SW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
20
NNW
15
WNW
20
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
15
SSE
15
S
5
SE
10
N
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
High Tide
5:55AM1.17m
6:22PM1.23m
6:49AM1.23m
7:19PM1.26m
7:44AM1.30m
8:16PM1.29m
Low Tide
12:05PM0.20m
00:49AM0.25m
1:05PM0.19m
1:44AM0.22m
2:05PM0.16m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:54
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3
1
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Temp °C
15
15
15
16
7
6
6
5
5
6
11
14
14
12
10
9
8
7
11
12
13
11
9
Feels °C
9
7
10
9
-2
0
1
0
1
1
6
9
8
7
6
6
5
4
9
8
9
9
6
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