Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 5AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 2.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Afternoon (08 Sep)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (08 Sep)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.3
ESE
9
2.3
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
774
775
906
786
807
809
716
644
549
443
400
331
331
294
277
243
207
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
NNE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:03AM1.44m
2:35PM1.57m
3:02AM1.45m
3:33PM1.58m
Low Tide
7:56PM0.14m
8:15AM0.11m
8:55PM0.13m
9:14AM0.10m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
 mm
4
4
2
Temp °C
7
7
8
8
9
11
12
10
9
8
7
7
9
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
0
0
2
2
4
5
6
5
5
4
3
3
6
7
7
6
8
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