Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.1° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 5AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (04 Oct)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (04 Oct)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
15
1.7
SSW
15
2.2
S
14
2
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
10
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
1.3
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1386
1275
1929
1412
1044
802
664
440
621
617
533
524
460
363
290
240
196
154
113
81
79
59
97
43
Wind (km/h)
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:47PM1.35m
12:08PM1.49m
00:37AM1.33m
1:03PM1.47m
1:30AM1.30m
1:59PM1.44m
Low Tide
6:00AM-0.03m
6:36PM-0.07m
6:51AM-0.06m
7:26PM-0.08m
7:43AM-0.07m
8:15PM-0.06m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:41
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Temp °C
9
9
9
10
10
9
8
8
7
6
6
8
10
11
10
9
8
7
8
12
16
16
14
11
Feels °C
3
3
3
5
6
6
5
5
4
3
3
4
5
6
4
4
3
2
3
7
11
11
9
6
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