Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
12.1°C
1.4° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 7AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (13 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (13 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
4
3
2
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.1
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.6
S
13
2.3
S
13
2
S
11
2.2
S
11
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2639
2155
1699
1249
1021
760
839
1806
934
1214
1095
870
789
723
625
617
520
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
20
WSW
20
S
25
S
20
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
W
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:17PM1.57m
6:44AM1.50m
7:08PM1.54m
7:34AM1.50m
7:57PM1.51m
Low Tide
00:37AM0.07m
12:58PM0.09m
1:27AM0.09m
1:50PM0.11m
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
10
10
13
15
12
11
11
10
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
7
6
7
6
8
9
6
7
8
8
7
7
9
9
8
8
8
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