Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
11.9°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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 1PM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)15ft (4.5m)12s
Afternoon (01 Sep)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (01 Sep)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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)
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4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
1.8
S
17
3
S
16
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.1
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4729
5492
5469
6307
4868
4835
4158
3389
2775
2257
1863
4030
3170
2578
2097
1584
1104
848
623
418
341
279
205
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
SW
5
SSW
5
NNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
8:03AM1.24m
8:33PM1.24m
8:53AM1.31m
9:25PM1.28m
9:42AM1.37m
Low Tide
2:05AM0.20m
2:21PM0.15m
2:54AM0.17m
3:17PM0.12m
3:42AM0.13m
4:10PM0.07m
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:52
 mm
1
Temp °C
6
5
8
10
10
10
9
10
10
11
12
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
16
18
15
15
Feels °C
1
0
3
4
7
7
4
4
5
6
7
9
8
9
5
5
4
6
7
11
15
11
11
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