Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
12.0°C
0.7° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 12PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (05 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the S by Sun night).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
8
1.2
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.3
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
70
62
54
100
263
196
130
77
61
104
227
151
95
95
55
63
56
54
67
160
235
218
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
10
S
20
S
30
SSW
35
S
35
S
35
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:23AM1.45m
11:52PM1.32m
12:17PM1.46m
00:45AM1.30m
1:11PM1.46m
Low Tide
5:19AM0.03m
5:51PM-0.02m
6:07AM-0.01m
6:40PM-0.05m
6:56AM-0.05m
7:30PM-0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:55
 mm
1
3
10
6
2
2
3
Temp °C
12
11
12
15
15
13
13
13
13
14
14
16
17
15
14
14
15
12
11
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
6
6
8
11
10
7
5
7
6
8
7
9
13
10
9
11
12
10
7
4
3
3
3
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