Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.3° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 12PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (27 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (27 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.3
S
9
1.3
SSW
9
1.2
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
9
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
27
24
23
74
92
164
177
269
308
276
147
386
293
214
158
152
96
297
149
131
126
179
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
35
NW
20
W
30
SSW
15
SSW
0
WNW
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
25
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:19AM1.38m
6:55PM1.33m
7:16AM1.45m
7:53PM1.35m
8:11AM1.52m
8:50PM1.37m
Low Tide
12:42PM0.18m
1:12AM0.20m
1:45PM0.13m
2:07AM0.15m
2:45PM0.07m
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cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
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clear
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clear
clear
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clear
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clear
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rain showers
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7:49
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1
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Temp °C
16
17
15
10
10
11
9
9
10
11
15
17
17
15
13
12
13
13
15
17
15
13
11
Feels °C
11
10
12
4
6
10
6
6
6
7
9
10
10
8
7
4
4
5
7
10
7
7
6
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