Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
12.1°C
0.6° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 9AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Afternoon (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
1.7
S
7
2.1
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.3
SE
7
2.2
SE
7
2.3
ESE
8
3
SE
9
3
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
2.4
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
61
123
224
149
95
56
55
53
49
303
469
667
614
550
521
649
1325
1254
943
796
692
547
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
WNW
20
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:17PM1.46m
00:45AM1.30m
1:11PM1.46m
1:41AM1.28m
2:07PM1.45m
Low Tide
6:07AM-0.01m
6:40PM-0.05m
6:56AM-0.05m
7:30PM-0.06m
7:48AM-0.07m
8:22PM-0.05m
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:57
 mm
1
5
10
8
7
6
4
4
2
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
17
15
14
15
12
10
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
10
11
11
9
8
Feels °C
6
7
8
7
13
10
10
11
9
5
3
3
3
1
2
3
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
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