Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
13.1°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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 4AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)6ft (1.8m)15s
Afternoon (29 Sep)8ft (2.4m)17s
Evening (29 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
15
2.1
S
16
2.5
S
17
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.3
S
15
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
14
2.1
S
14
2
S
14
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
903
1004
1172
1581
2381
3590
3786
3601
3135
2753
2716
2508
2249
1977
1754
1656
1462
1303
1121
875
771
673
573
483
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
E
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
N
20
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:44AM1.30m
8:16PM1.29m
8:37AM1.38m
9:12PM1.31m
9:29AM1.44m
Low Tide
1:44AM0.22m
2:05PM0.16m
2:36AM0.19m
3:04PM0.12m
3:27AM0.14m
4:01PM0.06m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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Temp °C
10
9
8
12
13
13
11
10
10
8
8
12
13
12
13
13
10
10
9
11
14
15
12
10
Feels °C
6
6
5
10
9
10
9
7
7
5
5
10
9
8
8
9
5
4
2
5
10
11
7
5
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