Cray Bay Surf Break

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Issued: 11 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
13.3° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 5PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (01 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (01 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
499
470
365
369
392
505
505
496
416
408
345
338
338
345
367
432
432
600
689
657
646
646
635
614
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
NNW
5
NE
5
NE
10
NNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:17AM1.31m
6:42PM1.42m
7:02AM1.30m
7:26PM1.43m
7:45AM1.29m
8:09PM1.42m
Low Tide
12:28PM0.27m
1:04AM0.29m
1:12PM0.26m
1:49AM0.28m
1:56PM0.26m
2:33AM0.27m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:57
4:58
4:59
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
10
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
10
10
10
9
8
Feels °C
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
8
8
8
8
9
8
6
6
6
7
7
6
7
7
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
Energy kJ
363
363
363
369
392
505
505
496
416
408
345
338
338
345
367
432
432
600
689
657
646
646
635
614
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
499
470
365
347
127
143
143
108
92
68
67
40
37
23
22
13
13
12
11
5
4
4
4
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
SW
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
7
0.2
SSW
15
Energy kJ
198
155
157
153
106
101
63
60
57
32
32
18
18
10
5
2
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
3
4
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
80
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
6
6
5
7
8
9
9
9
7
5
5
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