Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 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 (12 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 9PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)--
Afternoon (12 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (12 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
!
5
3
4
4
4
2
1
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
14
3.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.3
S
14
2
S
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
1.8
S
11
2
S
11
2.3
S
12
2.1
S
12
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.3
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3298
4467
4065
3381
2680
2185
1599
2278
2220
716
883
1480
1256
1198
1083
942
814
678
347
Wind (km/h)
20
S
10
SSE
10
N
15
N
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
N
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:54PM1.34m
6:25AM1.30m
6:50PM1.31m
7:19AM1.32m
7:45PM1.29m
Low Tide
00:17AM0.11m
12:40PM0.03m
1:11AM0.14m
1:36PM0.08m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
8
8
9
8
11
13
12
11
10
10
9
9
11
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
5
7
5
4
6
4
8
7
6
7
7
8
7
7
9
9
8
7
8
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