Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 1AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (28 Sep)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (28 Sep)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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)
0
0
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
12
1.8
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
9
2.1
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.8
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
152
414
1010
1146
747
606
505
617
596
755
807
1009
965
1074
1270
2381
3355
3561
3345
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
15
SSE
15
S
5
SE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
6:22PM1.23m
6:49AM1.23m
7:19PM1.26m
7:44AM1.30m
8:16PM1.29m
Low Tide
00:49AM0.25m
1:05PM0.19m
1:44AM0.22m
2:05PM0.16m
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:54
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7:15
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7:16
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4
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Temp °C
7
6
6
5
5
6
10
14
14
12
11
9
8
7
11
13
13
11
9
Feels °C
-2
0
1
0
1
0
5
10
8
6
6
5
5
4
8
9
9
9
6
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