Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
12.7°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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 6PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Afternoon (30 Sep)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (30 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
15
1.9
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.6
S
14
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1699
1576
1373
1281
1079
875
822
667
572
485
407
308
292
233
229
142
122
174
154
110
82
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
E
15
E
5
NE
5
NW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
5
NW
10
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:52AM1.54m
9:17PM1.51m
9:43AM1.57m
10:08PM1.51m
10:35AM1.59m
Low Tide
3:11PM0.11m
3:33AM0.10m
4:04PM0.10m
4:24AM0.09m
4:58PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:46
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Temp °C
11
12
12
13
12
12
11
10
12
15
15
13
12
11
10
9
10
14
16
16
15
Feels °C
10
10
9
12
11
10
9
8
11
12
12
11
11
9
8
7
8
11
13
14
12
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