Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
12.7°C
0.4° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 11PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)--
Afternoon (30 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Evening (30 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
14
2.2
S
14
2
S
14
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1977
1922
1462
1397
1207
1037
972
888
673
573
556
564
413
356
249
191
193
176
123
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
25
NNE
20
N
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
50
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:12PM1.31m
9:29AM1.44m
10:06PM1.34m
10:21AM1.48m
Low Tide
3:04PM0.12m
3:27AM0.14m
4:01PM0.06m
4:18AM0.08m
4:55PM0.01m
cloud
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
13
12
10
9
9
11
14
15
12
10
9
9
9
11
15
15
13
12
Feels °C
9
8
8
5
3
3
6
10
11
7
5
3
3
2
4
7
5
6
6
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