Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 27 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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 3PM is: 1.6m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)4ft (1.2m)17s
Afternoon (27 Aug)5ft (1.6m)17s
Evening (27 Aug)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
2
3
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
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)
1.2
S
17
1.6
S
17
1.6
S
17
1.6
S
17
1.6
S
16
1.4
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
861
1502
1485
1456
1398
842
721
569
455
434
356
344
339
279
265
209
209
205
164
154
119
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
E
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
10
N
5
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
4:53PM1.39m
5:13AM1.30m
5:38PM1.41m
5:59AM1.32m
6:23PM1.43m
Low Tide
10:35AM0.28m
11:11PM0.29m
11:23AM0.25m
11:58PM0.25m
12:10PM0.22m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:44
5:45
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
15
17
15
14
14
14
15
16
17
13
12
12
Feels °C
8
8
8
7
6
7
7
7
8
9
11
10
9
9
10
11
12
13
9
11
11
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