Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
13.5°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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 6AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 2.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (18 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (18 Oct)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.3
S
14
2.1
S
14
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.4
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1216
1104
901
2037
1579
1391
1237
1207
1343
1343
1280
1298
1145
1145
1298
1298
1307
1288
1074
581
1131
1107
967
942
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
5
S
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
E
15
S
10
SSE
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
15
S
10
S
10
ESE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:20PM1.19m
11:37AM1.24m
11:59PM1.16m
12:19PM1.21m
00:38AM1.14m
1:01PM1.20m
Low Tide
5:26AM0.26m
6:07PM0.18m
6:06AM0.24m
6:46PM0.16m
6:44AM0.22m
7:23PM0.15m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
7
7
8
10
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
14
19
14
13
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
2
3
4
6
8
9
10
8
8
7
7
11
17
10
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
10
9
9
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