Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

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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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • 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 6AM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.0m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)15ft (4.5m)12s
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

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
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4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
13
4
SSW
13
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
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
2.2
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2431
5278
4961
5268
5240
6515
4619
4582
3922
3208
2817
2257
1863
3981
2902
2578
1902
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
20
SW
5
W
10
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:39PM1.22m
8:03AM1.24m
8:33PM1.24m
8:53AM1.31m
Low Tide
2:05AM0.20m
2:21PM0.15m
2:54AM0.17m
3:17PM0.12m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
 mm
5
4
2
Temp °C
7
6
6
6
7
10
11
10
10
10
10
11
12
15
15
13
13
Feels °C
2
0
1
1
1
4
8
6
4
4
5
6
7
9
9
6
4
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