Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
13.4°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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 1AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (08 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
E
9
1
E
8
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.4
S
17
1
E
7
0.4
S
16
0.9
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
95
199
325
427
419
339
305
242
222
169
154
133
82
80
94
104
79
74
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
3:50AM1.42m
4:16PM1.52m
4:46AM1.43m
5:11PM1.50m
Low Tide
9:41PM0.13m
10:00AM0.14m
10:36PM0.13m
10:57AM0.14m
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cloud
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clear
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Temp °C
13
14
14
14
12
11
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
11
14
15
13
9
8
8
9
10
12
12
11
10
12
12
12
12
12
12
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