Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 25 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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 1AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
S
12
0.8
ESE
13
0.9
S
12
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.8
ESE
14
2.2
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
419
401
372
282
277
247
195
224
202
172
187
177
177
177
140
142
154
244
708
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
5
NNE
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
40
WNW
30
NW
35
WNW
30
SW
25
SW
20
W
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:34PM1.20m
4:04AM1.13m
4:26PM1.21m
4:55AM1.17m
5:22PM1.23m
Low Tide
9:51PM0.23m
10:08AM0.20m
10:49PM0.25m
11:05AM0.20m
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
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6:56
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6:15
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7:15
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1
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1
3
1
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Temp °C
14
12
11
10
10
9
10
15
16
13
13
13
15
15
15
15
8
7
5
Feels °C
11
10
9
8
8
6
7
13
10
8
8
7
10
8
10
9
2
1
0
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