Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.2° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 1PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (29 Oct)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (29 Oct)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
1
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
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1
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2
2
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
8
2.5
S
9
3.5
SSW
10
3
S
11
4
SSW
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
12
2.3
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
146
95
283
201
176
169
184
256
344
301
356
347
437
224
743
528
1306
2373
2181
3416
1832
1673
1494
Wind (km/h)
40
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
SW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
10
S
5
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:11AM1.52m
8:50PM1.37m
9:06AM1.56m
9:45PM1.39m
10:01AM1.56m
Low Tide
2:07AM0.15m
2:45PM0.07m
3:00AM0.08m
3:42PM0.00m
3:53AM0.02m
4:37PM-0.05m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
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cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:07
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7:50
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7:52
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1
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1
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Temp °C
13
13
15
18
15
14
12
11
11
11
13
14
15
13
10
9
9
7
11
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
4
2
6
12
7
7
5
4
4
5
9
7
9
7
2
1
1
1
3
4
5
7
8
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