Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
12.8°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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 1PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (02 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (02 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
S
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
S
14
0.7
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
16
1.7
S
16
1.7
SSW
15
2
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
419
361
234
259
193
179
123
118
128
196
161
218
142
189
916
1404
1275
1594
1155
941
714
586
451
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
45
NW
50
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
SSW
15
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:21AM1.48m
10:57PM1.35m
11:14AM1.50m
11:47PM1.35m
12:08PM1.49m
Low Tide
4:18AM0.08m
4:55PM0.01m
5:09AM0.02m
5:46PM-0.04m
6:00AM-0.03m
6:36PM-0.07m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:48
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6:46
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7:20
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7:21
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7:22
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5
6
1
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Temp °C
9
9
12
15
15
13
12
12
11
11
11
9
8
9
10
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
8
Feels °C
4
3
5
6
5
6
7
8
8
9
8
4
3
3
4
3
5
5
6
6
6
6
5
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