Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 1PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.9m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (13 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (13 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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)
4
4
4
3
1
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
14
2.2
S
14
2
S
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
S
11
2.5
S
12
2.4
S
12
2.2
S
12
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.4
S
10
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.8
SSE
8
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2680
2005
1599
3288
2338
1351
1717
1638
1378
1218
1083
1048
902
778
379
515
424
333
320
246
198
160
82
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
W
10
W
25
S
25
S
15
S
15
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNW
25
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:25AM1.30m
6:50PM1.31m
7:19AM1.32m
7:45PM1.29m
8:11AM1.34m
8:37PM1.28m
Low Tide
00:17AM0.11m
12:40PM0.03m
1:11AM0.14m
1:36PM0.08m
2:01AM0.17m
2:31PM0.13m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:04
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
11
13
11
10
9
9
9
9
11
13
12
12
11
10
9
8
11
16
17
13
11
Feels °C
4
5
8
7
5
6
5
7
7
6
9
10
9
9
8
8
7
5
9
13
13
9
6
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