Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 10AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (15 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.5
E
9
2.2
SSW
8
2.5
S
9
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
688
775
560
586
426
415
627
623
562
440
328
540
1089
1984
2491
2223
2184
2194
2119
2321
2177
2135
1688
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
50
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
45
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:06AM1.53m
7:33PM1.63m
8:00AM1.52m
8:25PM1.59m
8:52AM1.50m
Low Tide
1:01AM0.03m
1:19PM0.03m
1:55AM0.03m
2:14PM0.05m
2:46AM0.06m
3:07PM0.10m
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
1
3
4
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
10
9
8
7
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
8
8
Feels °C
10
10
10
11
9
9
9
8
3
2
-1
-2
-4
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
0
1
0
2
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