Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
12.0° 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 (09 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 10PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)--
Afternoon (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
3
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
13
0.7
S
13
0.9
SSE
10
1
S
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SE
12
1.6
SSW
8
2.2
S
9
2.2
SSW
9
1.5
S
9
1
SSE
11
1.2
S
9
1.3
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
290
163
170
251
187
187
143
131
137
96
126
152
280
777
741
326
256
230
276
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:51PM1.54m
2:17AM1.46m
2:50PM1.58m
3:17AM1.48m
3:49PM1.62m
Low Tide
8:09PM0.15m
8:30AM0.10m
9:09PM0.12m
9:29AM0.07m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
16
14
12
11
10
9
11
15
15
12
10
10
9
9
10
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
12
11
9
8
6
5
8
11
11
8
7
6
5
4
6
9
9
9
9
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