Cray Bay Surf Break

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Issued: 11 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
13.1° 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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 5AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (05 Jul)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (05 Jul)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
10
1
E
10
2
ENE
7
2.1
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.4
ENE
9
1.5
NE
7
1.9
NE
8
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
2
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.9
E
10
2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
551
541
564
200
417
510
424
294
212
413
322
326
516
554
827
766
300
539
513
600
666
738
976
1308
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNW
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
NW
0
SSE
5
WSW
10
SE
5
N
20
NNE
15
N
0
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:50PM1.41m
9:11AM1.28m
9:32PM1.40m
9:55AM1.28m
10:15PM1.40m
10:40AM1.31m
Low Tide
3:15AM0.27m
3:22PM0.27m
3:57AM0.26m
4:05PM0.27m
4:39AM0.24m
4:51PM0.26m
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
4
2
2
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
12
12
15
16
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
10
9
9
9
11
13
11
Feels °C
5
5
6
6
6
11
13
10
9
9
10
10
9
10
7
9
11
8
7
7
8
9
10
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.8
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
9
1
E
10
1.2
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.5
E
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.9
E
10
2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.5
E
10
Energy kJ
551
541
252
200
131
398
370
294
196
134
322
326
372
506
618
355
300
539
513
600
666
738
976
1308
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.9
NE
7
0.9
E
10
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
0.2
S
20
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
10
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.3
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
10
0.6
S
10
Energy kJ
6
6
3
3
5
5
6
6
79
159
4
4
9
9
30
228
284
25
24
19
38
55
74
70
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
17
0.1
SW
17
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
19
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
Energy kJ
6
5
5
5
3
2
6
11
5
4
8
9
4
3
3
29
28
11
10
23
21
20
20
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNE
5
1.7
NNE
6
1.6
ENE
10
1.4
NE
7
2
ENE
7
2.1
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.5
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.9
NE
8
1.8
ENE
9
2
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
Energy kJ
116
170
564
189
417
510
424
237
212
413
516
554
827
766
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
1
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
3
2
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
55
55
63
98
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
82
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
3
2
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
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