Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
13.0°C
0.2° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 10AM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)1ft (0.3m)17s
Afternoon (07 Oct)1ft (0.3m)17s
Evening (07 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.3
SSW
17
0.5
S
11
0.3
SSW
17
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.5
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
38
56
60
59
53
70
48
45
44
43
261
256
184
161
154
113
106
149
190
263
237
222
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
SW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:26AM1.28m
2:54PM1.40m
3:24AM1.26m
3:49PM1.37m
4:20AM1.27m
4:45PM1.34m
Low Tide
8:36AM-0.06m
9:06PM-0.02m
9:33AM-0.03m
9:59PM0.04m
10:32AM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
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6:41
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6:39
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6:37
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7:25
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7:27
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7:28
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Temp °C
10
10
13
17
18
16
13
11
11
9
11
13
13
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
5
4
7
11
13
13
11
8
8
7
9
10
10
10
10
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
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