Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.2° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 5PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Afternoon (15 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (15 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the S by Fri night).

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
7
0.9
SSW
5
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
1.7
SSW
6
3.5
S
9
4
S
11
4.5
S
11
4.5
S
11
5
SSE
12
5.5
SSE
12
5
SSE
12
4.5
SSE
12
4
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
1.8
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
27
33
46
44
69
54
205
1933
3305
4328
4890
6459
7929
7220
5491
3944
2985
2260
1704
612
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
NNW
5
SSW
25
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
20
W
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:38AM1.47m
10:01PM1.37m
10:23AM1.45m
10:46PM1.34m
11:08AM1.41m
Low Tide
3:59PM0.22m
4:13AM0.24m
4:44PM0.25m
4:58AM0.27m
5:30PM0.28m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:26
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6:24
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6:22
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7:30
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7:30
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7:31
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 mm
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1
5
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4
2
2
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
18
19
14
11
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
12
11
10
Feels °C
13
16
13
6
6
6
4
-2
-1
0
-2
-1
-2
-2
-1
0
2
3
4
4
4
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