Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
11.9° C
1.6° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 10AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (12 Aug)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.5
ESE
11
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.9
NE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
223
230
181
181
523
361
334
235
176
129
118
80
78
55
77
90
115
94
104
373
334
139
231
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
4:16AM1.50m
4:48PM1.65m
5:14AM1.52m
5:44PM1.66m
6:10AM1.53m
6:39PM1.65m
Low Tide
10:28AM0.04m
11:08PM0.06m
11:26AM0.02m
00:06AM0.04m
12:24PM0.02m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
6
7
9
8
9
9
8
10
12
12
13
12
12
12
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