Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
12.1° 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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 9AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (21 Aug)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.4
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
247
543
400
972
923
470
470
427
342
330
264
255
199
192
189
146
146
102
73
50
34
33
33
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NE
10
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
15
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:09PM1.38m
00:30AM1.31m
12:56PM1.36m
1:18AM1.28m
1:44PM1.34m
Low Tide
5:56AM0.26m
6:25PM0.30m
6:42AM0.30m
7:12PM0.33m
7:28AM0.32m
8:00PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
9
12
12
11
11
9
9
8
9
14
16
14
12
12
11
13
15
16
15
13
11
Feels °C
7
5
6
9
8
7
8
7
6
5
6
11
14
12
8
8
7
8
9
12
10
7
6
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