Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
14.7°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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 6PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (17 Oct)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (17 Oct)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat morning, calm by Mon morning).

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
11
2.3
S
10
2.1
SE
11
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
S
10
2.2
SSW
10
2
SSW
10
2.3
S
9
2.5
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1643
1039
972
1441
1186
1275
917
858
805
2417
1190
1006
878
816
840
856
877
764
746
757
768
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
S
5
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
15
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
11:08AM1.41m
11:31PM1.30m
11:53AM1.38m
00:16AM1.27m
12:39PM1.35m
Low Tide
5:30PM0.28m
5:42AM0.30m
6:15PM0.31m
6:27AM0.32m
7:01PM0.33m
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:22
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6:20
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7:31
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7:32
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1
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Temp °C
10
11
11
11
10
8
7
7
10
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
15
17
17
15
14
Feels °C
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
5
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
13
13
13
12
12
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