Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

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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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 4AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
SSE
13
0.7
S
13
0.9
SSE
10
1
S
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
486
478
407
400
331
260
437
163
170
251
184
187
176
140
137
120
126
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
20
N
25
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
S
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:18AM1.45m
1:51PM1.54m
2:17AM1.46m
2:50PM1.58m
Low Tide
7:11PM0.17m
7:33AM0.13m
8:09PM0.15m
8:30AM0.10m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
10
8
8
10
14
14
14
13
11
10
9
11
14
15
10
11
Feels °C
8
8
5
5
5
9
11
11
10
9
7
6
8
11
11
6
7
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