Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
12.0° C
1.5° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 11AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (16 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (16 Aug)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.5
E
9
2.4
SSW
8
3
S
9
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
S
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
2.1
SSW
8
2.1
S
8
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
10
4
S
11
4.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
505
440
328
611
1552
2309
2498
2371
2081
2007
1733
1532
1260
1454
928
840
749
481
579
1887
2594
3998
5780
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
30
SW
45
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
40
SW
40
SSW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:00AM1.52m
8:25PM1.59m
8:52AM1.50m
9:15PM1.53m
9:43AM1.47m
Low Tide
1:55AM0.03m
2:14PM0.05m
2:46AM0.06m
3:07PM0.10m
3:36AM0.10m
3:58PM0.15m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
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clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
2
4
3
1
2
1
1
3
Temp °C
11
10
10
9
8
9
8
8
9
8
8
8
9
8
6
6
6
6
9
10
9
8
8
Feels °C
6
4
1
-1
-2
-1
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
1
1
1
-1
0
-1
-1
0
0
0
-2
-2
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