Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
12.8° C
0.9° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 8AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
577
551
427
342
273
146
143
125
85
64
68
73
71
41
39
38
19
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
N
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:27PM1.45m
11:57AM1.40m
00:17AM1.38m
12:47PM1.38m
Low Tide
5:46AM0.16m
6:09PM0.23m
6:33AM0.22m
6:59PM0.28m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
7
7
8
11
11
10
9
9
8
7
7
10
11
11
11
Feels °C
6
6
4
4
5
9
8
8
7
7
5
4
4
7
7
8
8
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