Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
12.7°C
0.2° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 10PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)--
Afternoon (22 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (22 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
6
1.6
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.7
S
7
1.8
S
8
2
S
8
2.2
S
8
2.2
S
10
2.5
SSW
10
2.4
SSW
9
2.3
SSW
9
2.1
S
9
2.3
SSW
10
2
S
9
2
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
291
228
196
164
286
371
539
682
891
1269
938
773
694
943
721
679
342
298
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
10
W
10
NW
15
WNW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
S
10
S
0
N
10
NW
Wind State
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
1:21PM1.21m
1:41AM1.10m
2:02PM1.20m
2:27AM1.09m
2:47PM1.19m
Low Tide
7:38PM0.17m
7:41AM0.20m
8:17PM0.18m
8:24AM0.20m
9:00PM0.20m
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
6:13
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
8
7
6
7
7
7
8
9
9
9
7
6
5
5
8
11
10
10
8
Feels °C
2
4
3
3
1
0
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
3
6
6
8
4
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