Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 06 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 (06 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 10PM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)--
Afternoon (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
1.1
S
5
1.9
S
7
2.2
SSE
7
2.3
SSE
7
2
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
2
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
149
95
56
55
53
59
376
526
544
407
341
287
244
589
518
632
632
547
432
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
30
SSW
30
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
12:17PM1.46m
00:45AM1.30m
1:11PM1.46m
1:41AM1.28m
2:07PM1.45m
Low Tide
6:40PM-0.05m
6:56AM-0.05m
7:30PM-0.06m
7:48AM-0.07m
8:22PM-0.05m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:57
 mm
1
8
7
9
10
8
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
15
14
14
10
9
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
10
8
Feels °C
13
10
10
10
4
3
1
0
2
2
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
6
4
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