Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.8° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 5AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
1.2
SSE
6
0.4
S
18
1
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
72
86
80
112
104
96
99
533
692
1354
1130
878
660
520
493
396
483
483
466
407
400
326
240
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
SW
15
WSW
15
S
15
SE
30
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
20
S
20
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:01PM1.50m
11:29AM1.59m
11:57PM1.48m
12:25PM1.58m
00:54AM1.46m
1:23PM1.57m
Low Tide
5:17AM0.10m
5:53PM0.10m
6:11AM0.10m
6:49PM0.11m
7:07AM0.12m
7:46PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:43
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6:41
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7:17
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7:19
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 mm
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4
6
2
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Temp °C
11
11
11
13
12
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
11
Feels °C
7
7
7
10
9
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
6
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