Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (29 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 10PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)--
Afternoon (29 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (29 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun night).

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
2
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
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
10
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
1.8
SSW
9
1.3
SSW
10
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
205
154
151
156
112
78
75
51
33
40
58
34
112
215
547
363
898
848
865
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
0
NNW
5
SE
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
20
W
10
W
25
W
45
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
30
W
25
WNW
20
W
25
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
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-off
High Tide
6:23PM1.43m
6:45AM1.35m
7:08PM1.45m
7:31AM1.39m
7:53PM1.46m
Low Tide
00:43AM0.22m
12:57PM0.20m
1:28AM0.19m
1:44PM0.18m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
Temp °C
18
15
13
12
10
9
12
16
17
15
13
14
13
11
13
16
17
14
12
Feels °C
17
15
12
11
8
5
9
12
13
12
7
5
7
7
9
9
11
9
6
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