Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
12.6° C
1.1° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 7PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (25 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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)
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
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)
1
ENE
12
0.7
E
12
0.8
E
11
0.6
ESE
16
0.6
SE
16
1.6
S
7
2.3
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
8
2.1
S
8
2.1
S
8
1.2
ESE
14
1.2
ESE
13
1.2
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
13
1.4
ESE
13
2.5
S
8
1.5
ESE
13
1.5
ESE
13
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
256
137
160
181
208
255
621
623
579
583
515
475
461
530
538
643
913
745
757
851
1991
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:22PM1.35m
2:42AM1.28m
3:09PM1.36m
3:28AM1.28m
3:55PM1.37m
Low Tide
8:05AM0.30m
8:36PM0.34m
8:51AM0.31m
9:23PM0.35m
9:37AM0.31m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
5:15
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
11
10
10
9
9
7
8
6
7
9
10
8
6
5
5
5
6
9
9
8
8
Feels °C
9
5
5
3
1
1
2
1
2
3
3
2
1
-1
-1
-1
0
3
3
3
3
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