Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
12.5° C
1.0° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 9AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)8ft (2.4m)10s
Afternoon (01 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (01 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
14
1.6
SSW
8
2.4
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
3.5
S
11
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.2
S
12
2.1
S
11
1.9
S
11
2.1
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
S
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
0.9
S
13
1.1
S
13
0.9
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
385
1070
1218
1334
2561
2166
2246
1966
1760
1288
1087
862
1008
916
807
711
595
415
292
263
395
239
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
SSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:15AM1.31m
7:38PM1.43m
7:59AM1.32m
8:21PM1.43m
8:43AM1.33m
Low Tide
1:17AM0.26m
1:26PM0.24m
2:01AM0.24m
2:11PM0.23m
2:44AM0.22m
2:56PM0.23m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
6
10
13
11
10
9
8
8
9
15
15
13
12
Feels °C
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
6
9
9
7
5
4
4
6
10
9
7
6
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