Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.0° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 4PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (28 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (28 Oct)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed night, moderate winds from the W by Fri morning).

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
9
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
271
147
318
242
170
152
149
102
286
146
128
169
179
253
273
301
351
563
461
318
334
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
35
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
30
W
35
W
25
W
20
W
30
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
35
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
7:16AM1.45m
7:53PM1.35m
8:11AM1.52m
8:50PM1.37m
9:06AM1.56m
9:45PM1.39m
Low Tide
1:45PM0.13m
2:07AM0.15m
2:45PM0.07m
3:00AM0.08m
3:42PM0.00m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
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light rain
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6:05
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Temp °C
15
17
17
15
13
12
13
14
16
17
15
14
12
12
11
11
14
15
14
14
11
Feels °C
9
10
10
8
5
3
2
4
8
10
8
7
5
5
2
5
9
8
8
7
4
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