Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.5° 

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 (10 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 5PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (10 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (10 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.6
SSW
15
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
98
108
98
134
153
186
177
204
191
170
257
237
255
193
123
116
94
144
88
92
97
96
128
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:59PM1.24m
7:22AM1.34m
7:49PM1.22m
8:09AM1.32m
8:37PM1.20m
Low Tide
12:57PM0.27m
1:08AM0.32m
1:49PM0.29m
1:54AM0.33m
2:40PM0.29m
2:38AM0.32m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:52
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5:50
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5:50
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8:05
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8:06
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8:07
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8:07
 mm
1
3
4
3
2
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Temp °C
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
16
20
23
23
19
17
16
15
15
18
21
21
19
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
11
12
13
12
12
14
14
15
18
20
20
16
13
12
10
11
14
17
17
16
10
10
10
11
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