Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.8° 

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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 9PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (03 Nov)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (03 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
6
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
1.4
NE
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
7
6
20
20
19
26
19
37
44
75
115
179
174
153
97
87
78
71
152
120
113
88
73
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
E
10
E
15
ENE
0
NE
0
ENE
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
10
NE
20
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
WSW
5
N
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
1:08PM1.58m
1:39AM1.44m
2:06PM1.53m
2:38AM1.42m
3:02PM1.49m
3:35AM1.41m
Low Tide
7:32PM0.09m
7:50AM0.13m
8:28PM0.11m
8:48AM0.16m
9:23PM0.13m
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Temp °C
18
19
18
18
17
18
17
17
19
19
17
16
15
15
15
15
18
17
16
16
15
16
17
17
Feels °C
16
15
16
17
15
16
16
15
18
17
15
16
15
14
13
14
16
14
15
16
16
16
17
17
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