Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 07 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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 3AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (07 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (07 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tue
10
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
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.2
SSW
13
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
33
52
54
67
74
72
62
62
100
130
93
126
93
95
105
105
86
86
17
52
37
87
129
118
109
110
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
WNW
10
ESE
10
NW
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
W
5
SW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
off
on
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:02AM1.31m
4:26PM1.31m
4:54AM1.33m
5:18PM1.28m
5:44AM1.34m
6:09PM1.26m
6:34AM1.35m
Low Tide
10:17AM0.10m
10:33PM0.19m
11:12AM0.16m
11:27PM0.25m
12:05PM0.22m
00:19AM0.30m
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clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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2
2
1
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2
1
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1
Temp °C
19
19
18
22
22
19
16
16
14
14
15
18
21
23
19
15
14
13
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
Feels °C
18
18
17
21
19
18
16
16
12
12
13
15
17
21
18
15
14
13
13
13
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
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