Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
12.2°C
1.2° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 1AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (03 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (03 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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)
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
16
2.1
S
15
2
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2589
1898
1604
1192
972
835
620
413
330
264
206
155
149
110
75
71
47
29
27
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
W
10
W
10
NW
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:27PM1.47m
9:54AM1.49m
10:18PM1.46m
10:46AM1.51m
Low Tide
3:46AM0.15m
4:13PM0.16m
4:35AM0.14m
5:06PM0.16m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:51
 mm
Temp °C
18
16
14
11
10
10
12
18
18
17
14
13
14
14
16
16
18
15
12
Feels °C
15
14
11
8
8
6
8
15
16
15
10
10
11
10
12
12
14
10
7
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