Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
12.1°C
0.6° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 8PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (07 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (07 Sep)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
7
2.2
SSE
7
2
SSE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.7
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.5
E
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
416
498
412
323
284
233
192
402
505
562
567
580
509
435
324
277
270
229
229
223
182
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
WSW
0
NNE
10
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:11PM1.46m
1:41AM1.28m
2:07PM1.45m
2:39AM1.26m
3:03PM1.43m
Low Tide
6:56AM-0.05m
7:30PM-0.06m
7:48AM-0.07m
8:22PM-0.05m
8:45AM-0.07m
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:58
 mm
10
9
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
10
10
9
9
8
9
12
12
11
9
Feels °C
1
1
2
3
3
4
5
5
6
7
7
6
7
6
6
6
7
8
7
7
4
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