Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
11.9° 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 (13 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 8PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)--
Afternoon (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (13 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Sun morning).

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.8
NE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.5
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
6
1.3
E
7
1.6
E
7
2.2
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
9
2
E
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.8
E
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
93
103
150
244
226
181
186
93
157
233
568
497
947
621
381
506
413
366
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
20
E
25
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
15
E
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:44PM1.66m
6:10AM1.53m
6:39PM1.65m
7:06AM1.53m
7:33PM1.63m
Low Tide
00:06AM0.04m
12:24PM0.02m
1:01AM0.03m
1:19PM0.03m
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
1
1
1
3
1
4
4
2
4
2
1
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
8
9
9
9
10
10
8
10
10
9
8
10
9
11
10
11
12
12
12
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