Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
13.1°C
1.0° 

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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 1AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (03 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (03 Nov)1ft (0.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
10
0.3
SE
12
0.3
S
9
0.2
SSE
12
0.4
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.9
NE
4
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
S
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
23
14
14
21
37
16
16
25
48
42
67
61
63
121
167
218
168
308
276
195
176
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
N
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:22AM1.35m
12:50PM1.46m
1:16AM1.33m
1:45PM1.42m
2:12AM1.31m
Low Tide
6:21PM-0.09m
6:36AM-0.08m
7:11PM-0.08m
7:30AM-0.06m
8:01PM-0.03m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
18
16
15
14
14
18
21
22
20
18
17
15
16
19
20
19
17
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
16
14
13
10
10
10
15
18
20
19
17
15
13
14
17
16
15
14
14
14
12
13
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