Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
12.7°C
1.1° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 11PM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)--
Afternoon (29 Sep)5ft (1.5m)17s
Evening (29 Sep)6ft (1.9m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
17
1.8
S
17
2
S
16
2
S
16
2
S
15
2
S
15
2
S
15
1.9
S
15
1.9
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1473
1863
2115
1938
1793
1722
1699
1576
1530
1285
1064
878
822
667
563
485
413
314
298
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
SW
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
E
10
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
8:27PM1.49m
8:52AM1.54m
9:17PM1.51m
9:43AM1.57m
Low Tide
2:43AM0.11m
3:11PM0.11m
3:33AM0.10m
4:04PM0.10m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
12
12
11
10
10
11
12
13
13
13
12
11
10
11
15
14
13
12
Feels °C
10
8
11
9
8
8
10
10
10
11
12
11
9
8
9
12
11
12
11
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