Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 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) - 1ft (0.3m), 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 9AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 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)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (05 Sep)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
9
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.5
S
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
8
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
17
0.3
SSW
17
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
1.6
NE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
26
24
42
15
24
103
98
57
47
26
32
23
56
23
23
24
20
20
19
223
81
68
Wind (km/h)
15
W
5
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
5
NNW
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:40AM1.53m
00:06AM1.45m
12:37PM1.54m
1:04AM1.44m
1:36PM1.55m
Low Tide
5:27AM0.14m
6:01PM0.15m
6:21AM0.13m
6:58PM0.15m
7:18AM0.12m
7:56PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
15
17
15
14
12
11
12
13
15
16
16
13
13
14
15
15
15
12
11
11
Feels °C
6
8
9
12
14
13
10
7
8
9
10
12
13
13
9
10
10
11
11
14
9
9
8
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