Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.4° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 5AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (19 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (19 Oct)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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)
4
4
4
3
1
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.4
S
15
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1343
1363
1402
1298
1298
1162
1317
1317
1317
1298
1097
1281
1117
1121
1135
967
859
703
522
396
322
426
338
279
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
N
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
SSE
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
10
W
15
SSE
20
S
10
SSW
5
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
11:59PM1.16m
12:19PM1.21m
00:38AM1.14m
1:01PM1.20m
1:19AM1.12m
1:43PM1.20m
Low Tide
6:06AM0.24m
6:46PM0.16m
6:44AM0.22m
7:23PM0.15m
7:22AM0.20m
8:00PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:18
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Temp °C
9
9
10
14
18
17
13
12
11
11
10
12
13
13
12
11
11
10
11
15
16
15
14
12
Feels °C
7
6
7
11
14
13
10
11
9
9
8
10
11
10
9
8
9
6
7
13
13
11
12
11
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