Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
12.1°C
0.6° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 9AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (12 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (12 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
2
2
!
4
3
4
4
4
1
1
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
13
1
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
2.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.1
S
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
S
10
2.4
S
11
2.3
S
12
2.1
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
534
1051
1331
3029
4735
4265
3521
2811
2125
1657
2418
2187
1013
1478
1455
1194
1013
926
814
778
320
282
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
10
S
10
NNE
20
N
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
25
SSW
25
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:30AM1.27m
5:54PM1.34m
6:25AM1.30m
6:50PM1.31m
7:19AM1.32m
7:45PM1.29m
Low Tide
11:43AM-0.01m
00:17AM0.11m
12:40PM0.03m
1:11AM0.14m
1:36PM0.08m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:22
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
9
9
10
8
8
8
9
8
11
13
12
10
9
8
9
9
11
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
7
4
5
5
5
5
5
3
5
4
8
7
6
6
6
6
7
6
9
11
9
8
9
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