Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
12.3°C
0.4° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 2PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (09 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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)
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
SSW
15
1.7
S
6
1.7
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.7
S
8
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
339
324
277
235
229
223
186
149
99
79
79
62
48
87
226
270
275
337
266
254
249
243
240
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
WNW
5
N
15
NE
20
NE
15
N
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
SSW
35
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
10
W
10
NW
20
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:39AM1.26m
3:03PM1.43m
3:37AM1.26m
4:01PM1.41m
4:34AM1.26m
4:58PM1.38m
Low Tide
8:45AM-0.07m
9:18PM-0.01m
9:44AM-0.06m
10:17PM0.03m
10:44AM-0.04m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
6:00
 mm
3
6
2
1
Temp °C
7
6
9
11
12
12
9
11
11
12
12
12
10
8
8
9
8
6
8
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
4
3
7
7
7
8
4
6
5
7
8
8
6
0
2
3
3
3
4
7
7
8
7
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