Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
12.1°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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 5PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (01 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (01 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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)
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
12
2.3
S
12
2.5
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.5
S
17
2.2
S
16
2.1
S
15
2
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1401
1547
2309
3028
2873
2532
2001
1370
1256
1305
2552
1869
1604
1196
972
734
543
427
336
217
214
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
15
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NW
10
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:17AM1.43m
8:39PM1.47m
9:05AM1.46m
9:27PM1.47m
9:54AM1.49m
Low Tide
2:32PM0.17m
2:58AM0.16m
3:22PM0.16m
3:46AM0.15m
4:13PM0.16m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:50
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
10
10
9
9
9
10
12
16
17
15
13
11
12
11
13
18
19
17
15
Feels °C
3
4
7
8
6
6
5
6
9
14
15
13
10
7
9
8
10
15
17
15
12
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