Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
12.0° C
1.5° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 10PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)--
Afternoon (15 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, strong winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.6
E
9
2.3
SSW
8
2.5
S
9
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
4
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
381
415
456
567
562
390
589
1119
2039
2856
2954
2702
2385
2119
2279
2081
1712
1770
1574
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
35
SSW
40
SW
45
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
50
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:33PM1.63m
8:00AM1.52m
8:25PM1.59m
8:52AM1.50m
Low Tide
1:55AM0.03m
2:14PM0.05m
2:46AM0.06m
3:07PM0.10m
light rain
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
2
3
4
4
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
11
10
9
8
7
7
8
8
9
8
8
9
9
8
8
Feels °C
10
10
10
9
4
2
0
-2
-4
-3
-2
-2
-1
-2
-1
1
1
1
2
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