Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 28 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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 8AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (28 Sep)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (28 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
9
2.1
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.6
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
15
2.2
S
16
2.5
S
17
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.3
S
15
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
14
2
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1146
763
606
497
606
663
768
934
1139
1144
1233
1753
2605
3505
3740
3302
2942
2790
2508
2543
2280
2032
1830
1617
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
E
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
N
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:49AM1.23m
7:19PM1.26m
7:44AM1.30m
8:16PM1.29m
8:37AM1.38m
9:12PM1.31m
Low Tide
00:49AM0.25m
1:05PM0.19m
1:44AM0.22m
2:05PM0.16m
2:36AM0.19m
3:04PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:52
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Temp °C
6
5
6
10
14
14
12
11
9
8
7
11
13
13
11
10
9
8
9
12
14
14
15
12
Feels °C
1
1
0
5
9
8
6
6
5
5
4
9
10
10
9
7
6
5
6
9
9
9
11
8
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