Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.7° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 10PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (18 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the W by Sat night).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
!
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
12
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.7
S
18
0.8
S
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
1.6
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
8
3
SSW
9
3
S
10
4.5
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
264
205
179
195
205
202
314
339
308
209
200
132
86
79
167
350
1502
1792
4667
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
5
N
5
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
N
20
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
40
W
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:06PM1.33m
11:30AM1.38m
11:53PM1.29m
12:17PM1.35m
Low Tide
5:19AM0.29m
5:49PM0.31m
6:04AM0.32m
6:36PM0.33m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
12
11
11
13
16
17
15
15
14
14
12
7
11
13
11
9
Feels °C
11
12
12
10
9
9
12
15
13
9
9
6
9
3
-1
3
6
4
3
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