Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
13.0°C
0.1° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 12PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (03 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
S
16
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.7
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
16
1.7
S
15
1.7
SSW
15
2.2
S
14
2
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
10
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
128
181
218
153
140
192
893
1386
1275
1929
1422
1044
805
675
440
621
617
533
524
460
356
284
240
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
WSW
20
SSE
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:14AM1.50m
11:47PM1.35m
12:08PM1.49m
00:37AM1.33m
1:03PM1.47m
Low Tide
5:09AM0.02m
5:46PM-0.04m
6:00AM-0.03m
6:36PM-0.07m
6:51AM-0.06m
7:26PM-0.08m
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:47
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6:43
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7:21
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7:22
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1
6
6
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Temp °C
11
11
11
9
8
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
9
8
8
7
6
6
8
10
11
10
9
Feels °C
8
9
7
3
2
4
3
3
3
4
5
6
5
5
5
4
3
4
4
5
6
5
4
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