Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.0° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 8AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
0.7
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
2
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
276
230
225
443
419
401
372
282
277
205
195
189
183
172
187
177
177
177
140
142
152
462
935
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
E
5
NE
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:14AM1.10m
3:34PM1.20m
4:04AM1.13m
4:26PM1.21m
4:55AM1.17m
5:22PM1.23m
Low Tide
9:13AM0.20m
9:51PM0.23m
10:08AM0.20m
10:49PM0.25m
11:05AM0.20m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
clear
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mod rain
light rain
rain showers
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6:56
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6:15
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1
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10
2
1
Temp °C
8
8
10
14
13
12
11
10
10
10
11
15
16
14
13
14
14
15
15
16
7
7
7
Feels °C
4
4
7
11
10
10
9
7
7
7
8
12
13
10
9
8
7
7
9
10
0
0
2
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