Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
13.8°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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 3AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (24 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (24 Oct)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
15
1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
S
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
221
411
453
599
488
398
285
205
194
141
170
187
118
115
131
131
137
80
112
147
183
159
158
90
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
40
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:39AM1.18m
4:03PM1.25m
4:31AM1.23m
4:58PM1.27m
5:24AM1.30m
5:56PM1.30m
Low Tide
9:39AM0.21m
10:13PM0.23m
10:37AM0.21m
11:13PM0.25m
11:39AM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
14
12
15
19
19
16
14
13
13
13
15
20
20
16
13
13
13
13
16
19
20
17
14
Feels °C
11
10
7
10
14
14
10
7
6
7
7
10
15
14
11
8
7
5
5
11
14
14
10
7
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