Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
14.5°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 (25 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 10PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)--
Afternoon (25 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (25 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
15
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.3
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
118
137
135
81
47
108
144
129
112
103
90
55
48
27
24
23
74
91
193
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
25
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
0
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:58PM1.27m
5:24AM1.30m
5:56PM1.30m
6:19AM1.38m
6:55PM1.33m
Low Tide
11:13PM0.25m
11:39AM0.20m
00:14AM0.24m
12:42PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
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6:09
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7:46
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10
3
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Temp °C
20
16
13
13
13
13
16
19
20
17
15
15
16
17
16
10
10
11
10
Feels °C
14
11
5
5
7
6
10
13
14
10
8
9
10
11
11
3
5
7
8
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