Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
12.5° C
1.0° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 2PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)8ft (2.4m)10s
Afternoon (01 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (01 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Mon night).

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
0
1
0
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
3.5
S
11
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.2
S
12
2.1
S
11
1.9
S
11
2.1
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.6
S
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1070
1218
1334
2718
2201
2210
1920
1760
1288
1087
862
1008
916
807
792
595
408
303
214
259
243
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
0
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
W
35
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:15AM1.31m
7:38PM1.43m
7:59AM1.32m
8:21PM1.43m
8:43AM1.33m
Low Tide
1:26PM0.24m
2:01AM0.24m
2:11PM0.23m
2:44AM0.22m
2:56PM0.23m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
10
8
7
5
6
5
6
10
13
11
9
9
7
8
10
15
15
13
13
Feels °C
2
1
2
1
2
0
2
1
2
6
9
9
5
5
3
4
7
10
9
7
5
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