Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.6° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 3PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (15 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (15 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
1.6
SSW
6
4
S
9
4.5
S
11
4.5
S
11
4.5
S
11
4.5
S
11
4.5
SSE
11
4.5
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
SE
11
3.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
2
S
10
2
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
20
39
21
33
28
39
32
167
2403
4160
4759
4897
5079
5146
4719
4216
2846
2223
2181
1633
799
635
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
5
WNW
15
WNW
25
W
50
SSW
50
SSW
40
S
45
SSW
45
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:28AM1.32m
9:55PM1.23m
10:12AM1.30m
10:39PM1.21m
10:55AM1.27m
Low Tide
3:15AM0.28m
3:57PM0.24m
4:00AM0.28m
4:43PM0.22m
4:44AM0.27m
5:26PM0.20m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:28
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6:26
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6:24
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7:34
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7:35
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7:37
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 mm
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1
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1
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
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1
1
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Temp °C
18
17
14
12
11
11
10
9
9
8
8
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
10
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
14
14
10
7
6
9
6
4
-1
-2
-1
-2
-3
-2
-2
0
0
1
3
4
4
4
4
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