Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
13.3°C
0.8° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 4PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 30). An 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 (30 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (30 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (30 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
0
1
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
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2
4
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
8
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
3
S
11
3
S
11
3.5
SSW
11
2.5
S
12
2.4
S
12
2.2
S
12
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.2
S
11
1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
351
322
372
302
2811
976
1513
2013
2280
2017
2872
1857
1597
1323
1084
980
786
586
476
338
227
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
20
WSW
45
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
S
30
S
20
S
5
SSW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:06AM1.56m
9:45PM1.39m
10:01AM1.56m
10:37PM1.39m
10:57AM1.54m
Low Tide
3:42PM0.00m
3:53AM0.02m
4:37PM-0.05m
4:48AM-0.04m
5:29PM-0.09m
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:05
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6:03
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7:52
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7:52
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1
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2
1
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Temp °C
14
12
16
14
8
9
9
8
11
11
11
10
9
8
7
7
13
17
18
15
12
Feels °C
9
4
8
8
-2
0
1
0
3
3
3
4
6
5
4
3
7
10
12
10
7
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