Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
12.5°C
1.0° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 5AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (07 Sep)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (07 Sep)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.3
SSW
10
0.9
S
5
1.4
SSE
6
2.1
SSE
7
2.4
SSE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
3.5
SE
8
3
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.4
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
23
22
22
37
135
469
620
657
657
775
1502
1503
1034
811
639
589
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
25
S
20
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
35
SSE
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:04AM1.44m
1:36PM1.55m
2:03AM1.44m
2:35PM1.57m
Low Tide
6:58PM0.15m
7:18AM0.12m
7:56PM0.14m
8:15AM0.11m
8:55PM0.13m
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
 mm
1
3
5
4
5
4
4
9
9
6
2
2
Temp °C
14
15
14
11
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
9
9
10
10
11
10
Feels °C
10
12
13
6
6
4
3
2
2
0
0
3
3
3
4
5
5
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