Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.7° 

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 (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 12PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (04 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (04 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
63
121
169
215
284
296
273
192
176
119
109
97
86
85
75
73
50
47
45
27
27
73
56
54
55
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:16AM1.33m
1:45PM1.42m
2:12AM1.31m
2:39PM1.38m
3:08AM1.30m
3:33PM1.34m
4:02AM1.31m
Low Tide
7:30AM-0.06m
8:01PM-0.03m
8:26AM-0.01m
8:50PM0.03m
9:21AM0.04m
9:41PM0.11m
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Temp °C
15
16
18
19
18
18
16
15
14
14
20
20
19
17
17
16
17
18
22
21
22
22
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
14
15
17
16
16
15
13
14
13
13
18
16
15
13
15
15
16
16
20
19
21
21
19
18
18
17
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