Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
12.4°C
0.4° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 3PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (17 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (17 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
1
1
0
1
0
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
1
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
ESE
14
0.7
SE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.9
ESE
12
1
SE
12
1
SE
12
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
12
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
79
63
58
47
76
175
238
255
278
259
205
179
224
249
392
494
462
366
351
265
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
SW
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SSE
25
S
25
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:46AM1.32m
10:12PM1.25m
10:31AM1.30m
10:54PM1.23m
11:15AM1.27m
Low Tide
4:14PM0.18m
4:23AM0.23m
5:00PM0.19m
5:06AM0.23m
5:43PM0.18m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
2
1
1
7
2
Temp °C
13
15
15
14
13
10
9
9
11
13
13
12
11
11
10
10
11
15
16
14
14
Feels °C
9
12
13
12
10
7
6
7
10
11
12
10
7
6
6
8
9
11
12
7
7
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