Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.7° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 4PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (19 Sep)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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4
4
3
2
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
18
0.8
S
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
1.5
SSW
7
1.9
S
8
2.5
S
10
3
S
10
4.5
SSW
11
5
SSW
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.1
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.3
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
314
339
308
209
148
132
86
79
204
488
1122
1844
4667
8124
3075
1977
1124
716
514
434
327
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
N
20
W
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
40
W
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NE
20
ENE
10
NE
5
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
11:30AM1.38m
11:53PM1.29m
12:17PM1.35m
00:40AM1.26m
1:05PM1.34m
Low Tide
5:49PM0.31m
6:04AM0.32m
6:36PM0.33m
6:50AM0.33m
7:23PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
2
Temp °C
13
16
18
15
16
14
14
13
7
11
12
11
9
7
6
6
9
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
12
15
14
10
10
7
8
4
-1
2
4
3
2
2
2
3
6
9
7
8
8
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