Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
12.3°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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 8PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (10 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (10 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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)
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
4
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)
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.3
SSW
15
1.1
S
6
1.3
SSW
7
1
S
7
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
S
6
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.8
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.6
S
15
2.2
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
91
74
51
50
47
42
85
181
104
113
107
104
103
20
59
52
139
343
728
1074
1891
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NNE
10
ESE
5
ESE
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ENE
10
N
Wind State
off
glassy
on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:30PM1.58m
4:57AM1.48m
5:24PM1.58m
5:51AM1.49m
6:17PM1.57m
Low Tide
10:12AM0.09m
10:50PM0.09m
11:09AM0.08m
11:45PM0.08m
12:05PM0.08m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:58
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
14
13
13
10
10
9
9
9
12
14
13
11
10
9
10
10
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
8
12
11
11
6
5
3
5
6
9
11
11
9
8
6
6
7
8
8
8
7
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