Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
13.3°C
0.8° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 10AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (30 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (30 Oct)8ft (2.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
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1
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2
4
4
3
3
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
6
3
SSW
9
3
S
10
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
3
S
11
3.5
SSW
11
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.3
S
12
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
344
371
351
322
372
361
490
1347
1872
2701
2767
2275
3201
2015
1731
1444
1084
980
765
576
476
338
267
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
WSW
20
WNW
20
NW
35
W
30
W
45
SSW
40
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
35
S
30
S
20
S
5
SSW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:06AM1.56m
9:45PM1.39m
10:01AM1.56m
10:37PM1.39m
10:57AM1.54m
Low Tide
3:00AM0.08m
3:42PM0.00m
3:53AM0.02m
4:37PM-0.05m
4:48AM-0.04m
5:29PM-0.09m
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:05
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6:03
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7:52
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 mm
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2
1
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1
1
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Temp °C
11
11
14
11
16
14
8
8
9
8
11
11
11
11
9
8
7
7
13
17
18
15
12
Feels °C
5
7
9
7
8
7
-2
-1
1
0
3
3
3
5
6
5
4
3
7
10
12
10
7
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