Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
12.0° C
1.6° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 7PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (08 Aug)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (08 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.9
SSE
10
1
S
11
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
855
827
594
576
486
415
407
400
331
260
421
163
170
247
225
187
176
140
137
120
126
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
N
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:53PM1.50m
1:18AM1.45m
1:51PM1.54m
2:17AM1.46m
2:50PM1.58m
Low Tide
6:38AM0.15m
7:11PM0.17m
7:33AM0.13m
8:09PM0.15m
8:30AM0.10m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
11
11
11
11
9
8
7
10
15
17
15
13
11
10
9
10
15
14
11
10
Feels °C
5
8
7
7
8
6
5
3
5
11
14
12
11
8
6
5
7
11
10
7
7
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