Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
12.4°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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 7AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (17 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (17 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
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)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
2
1
2
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
ESE
14
0.8
ESE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.9
ESE
12
1
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
59
96
87
82
65
63
58
47
76
219
238
255
278
220
205
179
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
WNW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
5
ESE
10
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
9:26PM1.27m
9:46AM1.32m
10:12PM1.25m
10:31AM1.30m
Low Tide
3:37AM0.22m
4:14PM0.18m
4:23AM0.23m
5:00PM0.19m
clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
12
12
13
15
15
14
13
11
10
10
12
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
7
6
8
8
9
12
12
12
11
9
8
9
11
10
10
12
10
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