Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.7° 

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 (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 5AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
1.3
NE
6
0.5
S
11
0.9
ENE
6
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
1.1
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
174
153
97
87
78
71
63
108
59
60
49
48
47
46
44
41
59
145
183
179
84
52
59
86
91
93
76
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
20
ENE
15
NE
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
25
NNE
25
NE
15
N
5
WSW
0
SE
10
NNE
5
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:38AM1.42m
3:02PM1.49m
3:35AM1.41m
3:57PM1.45m
4:29AM1.41m
4:50PM1.43m
5:20AM1.43m
Low Tide
8:48AM0.16m
9:23PM0.13m
9:44AM0.19m
10:15PM0.15m
10:39AM0.20m
11:06PM0.17m
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2
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Temp °C
15
14
15
18
18
16
16
15
16
17
17
19
22
21
20
21
19
19
19
20
18
19
20
16
17
16
15
Feels °C
15
13
14
16
15
14
16
16
16
17
17
19
19
19
20
21
18
18
18
18
15
16
18
16
18
16
15
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