Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.3° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 6AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second 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 (14 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (14 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (14 Oct)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
S
15
0.8
NE
5
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
9
0.6
ENE
8
2.5
S
7
4.5
S
10
5
S
11
5
S
11
5
S
11
5
S
11
4
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
28
25
49
24
21
41
40
40
17
35
39
21
33
28
79
49
736
3601
5272
5596
5652
5955
3659
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
30
SW
20
WSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
50
S
50
SSW
50
S
45
SSW
45
S
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:41AM1.34m
9:08PM1.24m
9:28AM1.32m
9:55PM1.23m
10:12AM1.30m
Low Tide
2:29AM0.27m
3:07PM0.23m
3:15AM0.28m
3:57PM0.24m
4:00AM0.28m
4:43PM0.22m
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clear
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clear
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cloud
light rain
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light rain
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heavy rain
light rain
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6:28
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6:28
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6:26
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7:32
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7:34
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7:35
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 mm
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1
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1
2
5
4
8
11
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
16
16
16
18
21
21
19
18
18
19
15
13
13
12
12
10
10
9
8
10
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
12
11
11
15
19
19
17
16
15
14
12
9
9
9
10
4
5
-1
-3
-1
-3
-2
-2
-1
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