Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.5° 

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 (06 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 12PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (06 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (06 Nov)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
1.1
NE
7
0.8
ENE
8
1.4
NE
7
1
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1
ENE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.6
NE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
124
73
57
59
61
51
53
57
121
72
217
83
127
93
205
237
267
158
300
233
112
100
80
71
73
52
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
10
NNE
0
SSE
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
N
25
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
SW
10
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
on
cross-on
cross
off
glassy
High Tide
3:35AM1.41m
3:57PM1.45m
4:29AM1.41m
4:50PM1.43m
5:20AM1.43m
5:40PM1.41m
6:08AM1.44m
Low Tide
9:44AM0.19m
10:15PM0.15m
10:39AM0.20m
11:06PM0.17m
11:32AM0.21m
11:54PM0.18m
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Temp °C
17
17
20
22
23
19
19
19
18
18
20
19
18
21
19
17
16
17
20
22
21
21
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16
15
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Feels °C
17
17
20
20
22
20
18
18
17
17
17
18
16
18
17
15
14
14
17
20
19
19
18
15
14
14
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