Christmas Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.91° S 176.21° E

Christmas Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Christmas Bay sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.3° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Christmas Bay at 4AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (27 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (27 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
1.1
S
5
0.9
S
6
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
9
1.3
SSW
9
1.2
SSW
9
1
S
9
0.8
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
48
27
24
23
71
54
223
239
269
295
265
176
113
242
158
141
118
95
286
147
130
121
169
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
15
WSW
30
SSW
15
SSW
5
SW
5
N
15
N
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
40
NW
45
WNW
40
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
SW
15
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:19AM1.38m
6:55PM1.33m
7:16AM1.45m
7:53PM1.35m
8:11AM1.52m
8:50PM1.37m
Low Tide
00:14AM0.24m
12:42PM0.18m
1:12AM0.20m
1:45PM0.13m
2:07AM0.15m
2:45PM0.07m
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clear
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clear
clear
light rain
light rain
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 mm
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2
9
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1
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Temp °C
15
16
16
14
10
10
11
9
8
9
10
15
17
17
15
13
12
13
13
14
16
15
11
10
Feels °C
9
10
10
11
4
6
9
7
5
5
5
9
10
10
8
5
2
4
5
7
9
7
4
6
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