Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
11.9° C
1.7° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 8AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (11 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (11 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
1
1
0
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
12
1.7
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
8
1.5
S
8
1
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
522
366
588
482
316
222
408
202
256
248
200
160
208
327
327
235
176
129
123
100
78
68
91
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
5
N
10
N
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
3:17AM1.48m
3:49PM1.62m
4:16AM1.50m
4:48PM1.65m
5:14AM1.52m
5:44PM1.66m
Low Tide
9:29AM0.07m
10:09PM0.09m
10:28AM0.04m
11:08PM0.06m
11:26AM0.02m
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
10
12
13
11
12
12
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
9
8
9
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
7
5
6
8
10
8
11
11
9
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
8
9
10
11
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