Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.4° 

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 (07 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 12AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Nov)--
Afternoon (07 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (07 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.2
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
42
42
42
43
52
54
52
74
72
68
84
95
91
91
116
93
95
84
86
86
18
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
20
NE
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
S
0
WNW
5
W
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
3:33PM1.34m
4:02AM1.31m
4:26PM1.31m
4:54AM1.33m
5:18PM1.28m
5:44AM1.34m
Low Tide
9:41PM0.11m
10:17AM0.10m
10:33PM0.19m
11:12AM0.16m
11:27PM0.25m
thunderstorm
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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5:56
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5:54
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5:54
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8:01
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8:04
 mm
1
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2
2
1
7
1
1
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Temp °C
22
21
20
20
19
18
22
21
20
16
15
14
14
15
18
21
23
21
16
13
13
12
Feels °C
22
20
19
18
18
17
21
18
20
15
15
12
13
12
14
17
20
20
16
13
13
11
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