Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S 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 2PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
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

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
4
4
4
2
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
6
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.3
S
16
1.9
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.2
S
14
2
S
14
1.8
S
13
2.4
SSW
14
1.6
S
12
2.4
SSW
13
1.8
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
113
107
104
103
60
59
50
193
448
853
1492
2475
2217
1837
1497
1110
2127
738
1808
637
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
N
15
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SE
10
E
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:24PM1.58m
5:51AM1.49m
6:17PM1.57m
6:44AM1.50m
7:08PM1.54m
Low Tide
11:09AM0.08m
11:45PM0.08m
12:05PM0.08m
00:37AM0.07m
12:58PM0.09m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:59
 mm
Temp °C
9
12
13
13
12
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
8
10
12
14
12
11
10
Feels °C
7
9
9
10
10
7
5
6
6
7
7
8
7
7
5
6
7
7
6
7
7
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