Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.5° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 6AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (02 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (02 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.5
NE
4
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
223
161
122
94
68
47
27
25
50
38
19
8
7
6
20
20
19
25
18
36
45
71
116
181
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
E
5
SSE
10
SW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
20
NE
15
ENE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
5
NNW
5
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
off
High Tide
11:42PM1.50m
12:11PM1.62m
00:41AM1.46m
1:08PM1.58m
1:39AM1.44m
2:06PM1.53m
Low Tide
5:56AM0.07m
6:35PM0.07m
6:53AM0.10m
7:32PM0.09m
7:50AM0.13m
8:28PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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cloud
light rain
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5:58
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7:51
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Temp °C
13
12
12
15
18
20
18
17
16
15
15
18
20
18
18
20
18
17
17
19
19
17
16
16
Feels °C
11
9
9
13
15
17
16
15
13
12
13
16
16
14
18
17
16
16
16
17
16
15
16
16
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