Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
13.4°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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 5PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (10 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (10 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
6
0.9
E
7
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
164
124
147
146
143
191
186
118
71
115
96
94
73
73
55
40
38
36
24
24
24
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
S
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:39PM1.32m
6:08AM1.30m
6:33PM1.29m
7:00AM1.32m
7:26PM1.27m
Low Tide
11:29AM0.05m
11:54PM0.17m
12:25PM0.10m
00:49AM0.22m
1:20PM0.16m
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:33
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Temp °C
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
17
19
20
18
14
14
13
13
15
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
11
11
10
11
10
10
11
12
15
17
16
15
11
11
11
12
14
14
14
13
12
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