Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 11AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.8m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)6ft (1.8m)17s
Afternoon (02 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (02 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
13
2.4
S
13
1.8
S
17
3
S
16
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2817
2084
1863
4030
3170
2578
2068
1710
1226
957
690
472
396
271
209
191
146
51
73
47
29
28
27
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:53AM1.31m
9:25PM1.28m
9:42AM1.37m
10:15PM1.30m
10:31AM1.42m
Low Tide
2:54AM0.17m
3:17PM0.12m
3:42AM0.13m
4:10PM0.07m
4:30AM0.08m
5:01PM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
11
13
15
15
13
13
13
13
13
14
16
17
15
14
14
14
15
15
16
17
13
12
Feels °C
4
5
7
9
8
8
8
8
6
6
7
10
13
10
9
9
10
10
11
11
10
6
3
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