Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 30 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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 12AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (31 Aug)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (31 Aug)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
3
3
5
2
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
NE
8
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
S
17
1.1
S
10
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.9
SSW
13
2.3
S
13
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
2.5
S
12
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
40
57
35
114
215
226
915
848
705
1139
1834
3331
3389
4011
4206
2201
2483
2379
Wind (km/h)
20
W
30
W
35
W
40
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
40
WSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
off
off
High Tide
7:08PM1.45m
7:31AM1.39m
7:53PM1.46m
8:17AM1.43m
8:39PM1.47m
Low Tide
1:28AM0.19m
1:44PM0.18m
2:13AM0.17m
2:32PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
Temp °C
17
15
14
13
12
11
14
17
16
13
12
10
8
6
9
10
12
10
9
Feels °C
12
8
6
5
7
5
8
10
8
6
3
4
3
0
2
5
7
7
6
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