Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
13.0°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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 9AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (28 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (28 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
2
3
3
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
9
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
11
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.4
S
16
1.7
S
17
1.9
S
17
2
S
16
2
S
16
1.9
S
15
1.9
S
15
1.9
S
15
1.9
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
427
513
445
341
301
363
511
530
556
655
684
967
1624
2051
2089
1938
1640
1555
1534
1618
1449
1354
1163
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
0
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:15AM1.43m
7:38PM1.47m
8:03AM1.49m
8:27PM1.49m
8:52AM1.54m
9:17PM1.51m
Low Tide
1:07AM0.17m
1:29PM0.16m
1:55AM0.14m
2:20PM0.13m
2:43AM0.11m
3:11PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:52
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7:14
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Temp °C
6
6
11
15
16
13
12
11
10
10
13
14
13
12
11
11
10
10
11
12
13
13
12
Feels °C
2
2
7
9
10
6
6
6
5
6
10
11
10
10
10
9
8
8
9
9
10
11
11
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