Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.5° 

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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 11PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)--
Afternoon (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.1
S
13
1.3
S
16
1.3
S
16
1.2
S
13
0.8
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
15
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
757
753
779
779
779
768
404
838
817
511
326
705
618
485
303
303
240
231
188
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
SE
10
E
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
1:02AM1.24m
1:25PM1.33m
1:49AM1.23m
2:12PM1.33m
Low Tide
7:11AM0.34m
7:47PM0.33m
7:57AM0.34m
8:33PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
14
13
12
11
11
13
13
12
11
11
11
10
10
13
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
11
11
10
9
8
8
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
12
12
13
13
12
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