Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 6AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)18s
Afternoon (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)17s
Evening (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon morning).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
1
0
0
1
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)
0.6
SSW
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
0.2
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
4
1.5
S
6
1.8
S
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
111
98
58
32
26
32
57
56
23
23
23
11
20
165
371
556
618
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
N
25
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-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
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light 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
5:53
 mm
5
3
1
3
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
13
14
15
16
17
14
15
16
16
12
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
8
9
9
10
12
12
13
13
10
11
12
12
8
5
6
5
4
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