Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
12.4° 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 (05 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 9PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 3.0m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)--
Afternoon (05 Aug)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (05 Aug)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
2
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
S
12
4
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
2.5
SSE
11
3
S
11
1.9
SSW
11
2.2
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.1
SE
12
1.8
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.3
S
16
1.6
S
15
1.6
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.7
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4772
4234
3599
3355
2884
1426
1959
813
981
740
554
373
800
745
858
1132
1042
1352
1006
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NE
5
N
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:37PM1.43m
11:05AM1.43m
11:27PM1.43m
11:57AM1.46m
Low Tide
4:56AM0.18m
5:21PM0.20m
5:45AM0.17m
6:15PM0.19m
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
Temp °C
6
8
7
6
6
7
7
9
10
9
7
7
6
6
5
8
9
8
8
Feels °C
0
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
5
5
4
3
2
2
2
5
6
5
4
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