Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
12.2° 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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 6AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (07 Aug)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (07 Aug)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSE
10
1.2
SE
12
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.4
S
16
1.7
S
15
2.1
S
14
2
S
14
1.9
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.4
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
674
428
800
673
991
1258
1759
1476
1256
1245
927
771
841
827
594
563
486
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
N
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:27PM1.43m
11:57AM1.46m
00:21AM1.44m
12:53PM1.50m
Low Tide
5:45AM0.17m
6:15PM0.19m
6:38AM0.15m
7:11PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
 mm
Temp °C
8
7
6
5
5
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
5
4
2
1
1
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
6
8
7
8
8
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