Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
13.3°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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 9AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (12 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.4
ENE
7
0.2
SSW
14
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
52
36
36
35
24
24
38
29
28
24
23
20
20
9
4
28
25
49
24
21
20
20
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
5
SSW
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:00AM1.32m
7:26PM1.27m
7:52AM1.34m
8:18PM1.26m
8:41AM1.34m
9:08PM1.24m
Low Tide
1:20PM0.16m
1:40AM0.25m
2:14PM0.20m
2:29AM0.27m
3:07PM0.23m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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clear
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clear
cloud
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6:33
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6:28
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7:31
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Temp °C
14
13
16
17
17
15
14
14
15
16
19
22
22
19
17
16
16
16
19
22
21
19
17
Feels °C
12
12
16
16
15
13
11
11
12
14
16
18
19
17
14
12
11
11
17
19
19
17
14
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