Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
13.1°C
1.0° 

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 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 9AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (03 Nov)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (03 Nov)1ft (0.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
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
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
12
0.4
ENE
7
0.1
SE
12
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
S
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
1.1
NE
6
0.6
S
10
0.8
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
21
5
16
16
49
48
42
67
61
63
121
167
215
170
316
276
198
176
121
111
97
86
85
83
71
53
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:22AM1.35m
12:50PM1.46m
1:16AM1.33m
1:45PM1.42m
2:12AM1.31m
2:39PM1.38m
3:08AM1.30m
Low Tide
6:36AM-0.08m
7:11PM-0.08m
7:30AM-0.06m
8:01PM-0.03m
8:26AM-0.01m
8:50PM0.03m
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clear
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Temp °C
16
14
14
18
20
21
20
18
16
16
16
19
19
18
16
16
15
14
14
19
19
17
16
15
14
15
17
Feels °C
12
10
10
15
17
19
18
17
14
14
14
17
14
15
14
15
14
13
13
17
14
13
12
12
13
14
15
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