Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
12.4°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 (06 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 12AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)--
Afternoon (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (06 Sep)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
1
1
0
0
0
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
8
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
17
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.3
SSW
10
0.6
NE
5
0.7
NE
7
1.3
S
6
2.3
S
8
3
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
24
103
98
58
32
26
32
57
55
23
23
24
20
19
43
143
664
1177
Wind (km/h)
0
WSW
10
N
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
10
NNW
15
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
00:06AM1.45m
12:37PM1.54m
1:04AM1.44m
1:36PM1.55m
Low Tide
6:01PM0.15m
6:21AM0.13m
6:58PM0.15m
7:18AM0.12m
7:56PM0.14m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
1
6
2
2
2
Temp °C
17
14
13
11
11
12
13
14
16
16
15
15
15
14
13
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
16
11
8
8
8
9
11
11
13
12
11
11
11
13
11
6
5
7
6
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