Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
12.1°C
1.2° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 12AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s 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 (25 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
18
0.6
S
18
0.6
S
17
0.7
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
782
759
564
402
324
243
232
220
157
156
106
71
162
160
222
202
248
159
163
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
0
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:32PM1.34m
2:52AM1.26m
3:20PM1.35m
3:40AM1.26m
4:07PM1.37m
Low Tide
8:48PM0.35m
9:01AM0.32m
9:36PM0.34m
9:48AM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
Temp °C
16
14
12
12
11
11
12
15
17
15
12
11
11
11
12
16
18
17
15
Feels °C
13
12
9
8
8
8
9
13
15
12
9
8
8
8
9
13
16
14
13
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