Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
12.5° C
1.0° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 4AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (01 Aug)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (01 Aug)13ft (4.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
1
1
0
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
1.1
SW
6
1.8
SSW
9
2.5
S
10
3
S
11
3
S
11
4
SSW
11
4
S
13
3
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.2
S
11
2.1
S
11
2
S
11
2.1
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
161
121
112
82
77
499
1412
1780
1836
3588
4555
2376
2084
1902
1244
1068
953
1008
916
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
W
30
W
35
W
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
E
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
6:55PM1.43m
7:15AM1.31m
7:38PM1.43m
7:59AM1.32m
8:21PM1.43m
Low Tide
1:17AM0.26m
1:26PM0.24m
2:01AM0.24m
2:11PM0.23m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
15
12
11
10
7
7
7
9
9
8
6
6
5
6
6
10
13
11
9
Feels °C
10
6
3
1
-1
-1
-1
1
1
1
0
1
0
2
2
6
11
10
5
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