Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
12.4°C
0.9° 

Cray 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 Cray Bay today (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 4AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (02 Sep)7ft (2.2m)16s
Evening (02 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
2.2
S
17
2.2
S
16
2.1
S
15
2
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2873
2348
2001
1370
1256
2813
2584
1894
1604
1192
972
835
620
413
330
264
214
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
SSE
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
High Tide
8:39PM1.47m
9:05AM1.46m
9:27PM1.47m
9:54AM1.49m
Low Tide
2:58AM0.16m
3:22PM0.16m
3:46AM0.15m
4:13PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
10
10
12
16
17
15
13
11
10
9
12
17
18
16
14
Feels °C
6
4
5
6
9
14
15
13
11
7
7
6
9
14
15
14
11
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