Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
11.8°C
0.9° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 5PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (04 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri morning, calm by Sun night).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.2
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
68
45
28
23
44
80
32
38
41
69
220
196
133
88
60
103
219
140
96
57
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
35
NW
30
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:31AM1.42m
11:03PM1.32m
11:23AM1.45m
11:52PM1.32m
12:17PM1.46m
Low Tide
5:01PM0.03m
5:19AM0.03m
5:51PM-0.02m
6:07AM-0.01m
6:40PM-0.05m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:54
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
16
12
12
12
11
11
12
15
15
13
12
13
13
13
14
14
16
14
14
Feels °C
10
8
9
4
4
4
4
7
8
11
9
7
4
6
6
7
8
6
11
9
9
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