Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
12.7°C
0.2° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 9AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (23 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (23 Sep)8ft (2.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
1
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
8
1.8
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.9
S
10
2.4
SSW
10
1.8
S
9
1.9
S
8
2.2
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
0.7
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.2
S
14
1
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
137
320
392
410
408
774
1086
509
493
732
482
522
463
400
375
320
270
225
228
443
419
526
372
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
W
15
WSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
NE
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:41AM1.10m
2:02PM1.20m
2:27AM1.09m
2:47PM1.19m
3:14AM1.10m
3:34PM1.20m
Low Tide
7:41AM0.20m
8:17PM0.18m
8:24AM0.20m
9:00PM0.20m
9:13AM0.20m
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:01
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:14
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
7
8
9
9
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
11
11
10
8
8
8
8
10
12
12
10
9
Feels °C
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
0
1
0
3
6
7
8
4
4
4
5
7
8
9
8
7
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