Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
12.3°C
1.2° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 9AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (10 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (10 Sep)1ft (0.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.3
SSW
15
0.6
ESE
7
1.1
S
6
1.4
SSW
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
8
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
S
6
0.4
NE
9
0.3
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.8
SSW
16
1
S
16
1.4
S
15
2.4
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
110
110
91
74
51
50
47
41
77
191
130
113
107
104
102
21
26
52
195
346
522
836
2151
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
ESE
5
ESE
25
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
N
10
NW
5
N
5
W
5
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SE
5
ESE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
4:01AM1.46m
4:30PM1.58m
4:57AM1.48m
5:24PM1.58m
5:51AM1.49m
6:17PM1.57m
Low Tide
10:12AM0.09m
10:50PM0.09m
11:09AM0.08m
11:45PM0.08m
12:05PM0.08m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:58
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
11
14
13
12
10
10
9
9
9
12
14
13
11
10
9
9
12
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
5
5
8
12
11
10
5
4
4
5
6
9
11
11
9
8
6
4
7
6
7
8
7
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