Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
14.6°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 (06 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 2AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (06 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (06 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat morning).

Thu
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
12
1.3
NE
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.2
NE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.7
NE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.5
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
124
123
155
105
73
53
53
61
59
41
57
51
76
156
72
37
169
231
326
162
257
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
ENE
0
SSE
5
W
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
S
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
20
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:35AM1.41m
3:57PM1.45m
4:29AM1.41m
4:50PM1.43m
5:20AM1.43m
Low Tide
9:23PM0.13m
9:44AM0.19m
10:15PM0.15m
10:39AM0.20m
11:06PM0.17m
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
17
16
15
17
17
17
20
23
21
19
20
19
18
17
19
18
19
20
19
18
16
15
Feels °C
16
16
16
18
17
16
19
21
20
19
20
19
17
16
17
14
16
17
17
16
13
12
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