Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
12.6° C
0.9° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 9AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (03 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the S by Mon night).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
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3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
S
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
S
12
1.3
S
15
1.4
S
14
2.5
S
9
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
12
4
S
12
4
S
12
4
S
12
4
S
12
5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
711
595
408
319
272
259
379
362
720
790
971
3027
4374
3891
3755
4297
4668
4454
6718
5604
4529
3812
3643
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
S
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
40
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:43AM1.33m
9:04PM1.43m
9:28AM1.36m
9:49PM1.43m
10:15AM1.39m
Low Tide
2:44AM0.22m
2:56PM0.23m
3:27AM0.21m
3:42PM0.22m
4:11AM0.20m
4:30PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
8
10
14
15
13
12
11
10
7
6
7
6
5
3
3
5
5
5
6
8
8
7
Feels °C
3
4
6
12
10
8
6
6
5
-2
-2
-2
-3
-4
-5
-5
-4
-4
-2
-1
2
2
1
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