Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • 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 2AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s
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

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri morning).

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
17
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.4
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
14
2
S
14
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3590
3561
3345
3135
2972
2716
2474
2412
2157
1922
1462
1397
1207
1037
888
902
683
573
564
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
5
SE
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
ENE
10
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:16PM1.29m
8:37AM1.38m
9:12PM1.31m
9:29AM1.44m
Low Tide
2:05PM0.16m
2:36AM0.19m
3:04PM0.12m
3:27AM0.14m
4:01PM0.06m
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clear
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Temp °C
13
12
10
10
9
10
11
11
12
12
12
10
9
9
11
14
14
12
10
Feels °C
9
10
8
8
6
8
10
9
10
8
8
5
3
2
5
9
11
8
4
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