Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
12.4°C
0.4° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 11PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)--
Afternoon (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (16 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
ESE
14
0.7
SE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.9
ESE
12
1
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
40
64
59
96
87
82
79
63
58
47
76
175
238
255
278
220
205
179
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
15
S
30
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:26PM1.27m
9:46AM1.32m
10:12PM1.25m
10:31AM1.30m
Low Tide
3:25PM0.16m
3:37AM0.22m
4:14PM0.18m
4:23AM0.23m
5:00PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
1
2
5
Temp °C
16
14
13
12
12
12
14
16
16
14
13
12
11
10
11
13
11
11
11
Feels °C
11
9
8
7
8
8
10
13
13
11
11
11
9
8
10
12
10
8
5
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