Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.2° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 9AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 2.1m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (18 Oct)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (18 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
2
2
3
2
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
10
2.2
SSW
10
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.5
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.3
S
16
1.2
S
16
1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1275
954
1098
896
2437
1190
1016
878
816
828
856
877
764
743
757
768
768
757
746
694
477
827
705
282
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
10
S
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
NNW
15
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:31PM1.30m
11:53AM1.38m
00:16AM1.27m
12:39PM1.35m
1:02AM1.24m
1:25PM1.33m
Low Tide
5:42AM0.30m
6:15PM0.31m
6:27AM0.32m
7:01PM0.33m
7:11AM0.34m
7:47PM0.33m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
7
7
7
10
12
13
12
11
10
11
11
15
17
17
15
14
12
11
11
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
2
2
3
6
7
9
9
9
8
9
9
13
13
13
13
12
9
8
9
11
11
11
10
10
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