Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
12.8°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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 1PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Afternoon (21 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (21 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
4
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
13
2.5
S
12
2.3
S
12
2
S
11
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.9
S
7
2.4
SSW
8
1.7
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.6
SSW
8
1.6
S
7
2
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.9
S
8
2
S
8
2
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3530
2174
1395
935
598
504
394
472
396
266
184
320
331
763
390
252
295
269
451
419
430
513
635
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
20
NW
35
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
45
WNW
30
WNW
25
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
10
W
10
NW
20
WNW
20
WSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:15AM1.15m
12:40PM1.22m
00:57AM1.12m
1:21PM1.21m
1:41AM1.10m
2:02PM1.20m
Low Tide
6:24AM0.22m
7:01PM0.16m
7:01AM0.21m
7:38PM0.17m
7:41AM0.20m
8:17PM0.18m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:12
 mm
1
4
3
1
1
Temp °C
6
6
10
14
15
12
12
13
13
13
11
8
8
7
6
6
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
Feels °C
2
2
5
7
9
6
5
6
4
7
6
0
2
4
3
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
2
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