Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
12.3°C
1.1° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 4AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm 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 (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (05 Sep)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.5
SW
7
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
9
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
27
15
15
24
22
27
26
38
103
94
82
45
25
25
23
55
23
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
5
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:11PM1.46m
11:40AM1.53m
00:06AM1.45m
12:37PM1.54m
Low Tide
5:27AM0.14m
6:01PM0.15m
6:21AM0.13m
6:58PM0.15m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
13
11
11
10
12
15
17
14
13
12
9
11
12
15
16
16
14
Feels °C
7
6
7
7
9
13
15
11
9
8
5
8
9
12
13
12
10
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