Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.1° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 12PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
3
4
3
1
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
ESE
13
0.9
S
12
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
1.8
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
9
3
SSW
9
2
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.4
S
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
277
256
195
224
202
172
187
177
177
177
140
142
154
403
987
1372
664
465
356
257
457
495
560
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
N
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
30
NW
40
WNW
35
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
25
W
20
W
10
W
10
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:04AM1.13m
4:26PM1.21m
4:55AM1.17m
5:22PM1.23m
5:49AM1.23m
6:19PM1.26m
Low Tide
10:08AM0.20m
10:49PM0.25m
11:05AM0.20m
11:49PM0.25m
12:05PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
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5:58
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6:56
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5:54
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7:15
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6:16
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6
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Temp °C
10
9
10
14
16
13
13
13
15
15
15
16
6
6
6
5
5
5
10
14
14
12
10
Feels °C
8
7
7
12
11
8
9
7
10
8
10
9
-1
0
1
0
1
0
6
8
9
9
7
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