Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.5° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 7AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (11 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (11 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.8
ESE
6
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.5
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
92
55
107
108
108
86
66
34
22
22
34
20
24
26
26
25
24
26
26
25
18
11
14
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
E
5
W
5
W
5
W
10
WSW
0
W
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
N
15
NE
15
NE
5
SW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
off
High Tide
6:31AM1.47m
6:53PM1.47m
7:20AM1.48m
7:42PM1.45m
8:07AM1.49m
8:29PM1.43m
Low Tide
00:21AM0.12m
12:45PM0.15m
1:10AM0.13m
1:36PM0.16m
1:57AM0.15m
2:25PM0.17m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
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6:28
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7:27
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2
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Temp °C
13
13
13
16
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
17
19
21
20
18
Feels °C
11
13
13
16
15
15
15
14
14
13
12
15
14
13
12
12
12
11
12
16
17
19
20
17
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