Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
12.0°C
1.4° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 6AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
1.3
SW
6
0.7
SSW
7
1.7
SW
8
0.5
S
10
1.2
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
14
1.4
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
189
146
146
102
73
58
57
33
33
128
48
353
46
593
1032
957
791
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
20
W
25
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
10
NW
10
NW
15
W
10
W
15
NW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:18AM1.28m
1:44PM1.34m
2:05AM1.26m
2:32PM1.34m
Low Tide
7:12PM0.33m
7:28AM0.32m
8:00PM0.35m
8:14AM0.33m
8:48PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
13
11
12
13
15
18
17
13
11
10
10
10
10
14
16
14
12
Feels °C
9
7
8
7
9
12
13
7
6
4
3
5
6
10
12
11
8
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