Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 11 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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 12PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (11 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (11 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
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)
1.3
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
E
7
1.2
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
ENE
7
0.2
SSW
14
0.6
ENE
5
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
136
90
69
163
96
94
75
73
55
40
38
36
27
27
27
26
26
29
24
24
21
20
21
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
0
S
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:08AM1.30m
6:33PM1.29m
7:00AM1.32m
7:26PM1.27m
7:52AM1.34m
8:18PM1.26m
Low Tide
12:25PM0.10m
00:49AM0.22m
1:20PM0.16m
1:40AM0.25m
2:14PM0.20m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
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Temp °C
13
14
17
18
20
17
15
15
14
13
16
16
17
15
15
14
13
14
19
22
23
19
17
Feels °C
11
13
15
16
16
14
12
12
12
11
16
14
15
13
12
11
10
11
16
18
20
17
14
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