Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 1AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (31 Oct)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (31 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Fri 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
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)
1
2
0
1
2
2
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1
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2
3
4
3
3
2
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
10
3
S
10
3.5
S
11
3
S
11
3.5
SSW
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.3
S
12
2.1
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
427
361
1656
620
1260
2155
2561
2469
3551
2069
1760
1469
1194
997
895
678
485
338
274
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
W
50
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
20
S
5
SSW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-off
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
High Tide
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
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:03
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7:52
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7:52
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7:53
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 mm
2
1
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Temp °C
15
14
8
9
8
7
10
11
11
10
9
8
7
7
13
17
18
15
12
Feels °C
10
10
-3
0
0
0
2
3
3
4
6
5
4
3
7
10
12
10
7
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