Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
12.2°C
1.2° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 7PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.4
SSW
7
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.3
SSW
17
0.2
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
71
47
29
27
15
15
19
39
26
26
26
32
107
66
33
28
25
22
56
23
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:46AM1.51m
11:11PM1.46m
11:40AM1.53m
00:06AM1.45m
12:37PM1.54m
Low Tide
5:06PM0.16m
5:27AM0.14m
6:01PM0.15m
6:21AM0.13m
6:58PM0.15m
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part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
16
18
18
15
12
11
10
10
12
15
16
14
13
12
10
10
12
16
16
16
13
Feels °C
11
13
15
10
7
6
6
7
9
13
14
12
9
7
6
7
9
13
14
13
9
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