Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
12.2°C
1.3° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 2AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)1ft (0.3m)19s
Afternoon (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
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
ESE
8
0.3
SSW
15
1.1
S
6
1.4
S
7
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.8
S
16
1
S
16
1.6
S
15
2.2
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
42
80
176
70
113
107
104
103
12
59
49
193
334
529
1104
1918
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
10
W
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
High Tide
4:57AM1.48m
5:24PM1.58m
5:51AM1.49m
6:17PM1.57m
Low Tide
10:50PM0.09m
11:09AM0.08m
11:45PM0.08m
12:05PM0.08m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
 mm
2
3
Temp °C
11
10
10
9
9
11
12
12
12
10
9
11
11
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
7
7
5
5
7
8
9
10
10
7
5
6
6
7
8
8
7
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