Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 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) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 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 2PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (07 Sep)7ft (2.1m)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 27mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
11
1.4
S
5
2.1
S
7
2.2
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
161
113
465
526
449
332
284
263
198
361
376
422
425
487
435
375
324
324
284
256
235
223
186
Wind (km/h)
30
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
0
SW
10
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:45AM1.30m
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
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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
10
9
5
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
9
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
6
2
1
1
2
3
4
4
6
5
6
6
7
6
7
6
6
7
7
8
7
5
4
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