Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 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 (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 5PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

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 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
4
4
3
2
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
S
15
2.4
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.1
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
13
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2474
2412
1977
1922
1608
1397
1207
1037
972
888
673
573
564
564
384
356
225
186
191
128
123
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
E
15
NE
20
NNE
20
N
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
40
NW
50
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:37AM1.38m
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
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cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:48
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Temp °C
11
13
12
13
12
10
9
9
11
14
15
12
10
9
9
9
12
15
15
13
12
Feels °C
9
12
9
9
8
5
3
3
6
10
11
8
5
4
3
3
5
7
5
5
6
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