Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
12.0°C
1.3° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 5PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
2
0
2
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
NE
8
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
S
17
0.7
S
17
1.4
S
14
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.9
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
51
33
40
57
35
113
217
270
769
724
668
1157
3818
3527
3334
3389
4708
2130
2237
2382
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
35
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
20
W
20
W
40
WSW
25
SW
20
S
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
SW
0
N
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
6:45AM1.35m
7:08PM1.45m
7:31AM1.39m
7:53PM1.46m
8:17AM1.43m
8:39PM1.47m
Low Tide
12:57PM0.20m
1:28AM0.19m
1:44PM0.18m
2:13AM0.17m
2:32PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
3
2
Temp °C
12
16
17
15
13
13
13
12
14
17
16
13
12
10
7
7
7
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
8
12
12
10
7
5
7
6
7
10
11
8
3
4
2
1
2
5
8
8
6
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