Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 02 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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 8PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (02 Aug)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (02 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
12
2.1
S
11
1.9
S
11
2.1
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
S
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.4
S
15
1.3
S
15
2.5
S
9
3
S
11
4
S
12
4
S
13
4
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1288
1087
878
1008
916
828
711
595
373
319
268
255
300
356
847
711
1028
2166
4953
5245
4914
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
W
5
SSE
5
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
20
W
30
WSW
20
SSW
35
S
40
SSW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:59AM1.32m
8:21PM1.43m
8:43AM1.33m
9:04PM1.43m
9:28AM1.36m
Low Tide
2:11PM0.23m
2:44AM0.22m
2:56PM0.23m
3:27AM0.21m
3:42PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:22
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
6
10
13
11
10
9
7
8
10
15
16
13
12
12
10
7
6
6
6
5
4
Feels °C
2
6
10
9
7
6
3
4
7
13
11
7
7
5
5
-1
-3
-3
-4
-4
-5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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