Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
12.9° 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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 11AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (11 Jul)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (11 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
3
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.8
S
12
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
951
688
669
584
551
385
340
322
280
237
232
180
151
184
175
175
142
124
96
94
90
65
57
82
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
E
5
ENE
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
5
N
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:36AM1.45m
2:10PM1.52m
2:35AM1.47m
3:08PM1.58m
3:34AM1.50m
4:07PM1.64m
Low Tide
7:52AM0.13m
8:26PM0.16m
8:48AM0.09m
9:26PM0.12m
9:46AM0.05m
10:26PM0.08m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:30
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5:02
5:02
5:04
5:05
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Temp °C
9
8
8
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
9
10
10
10
9
8
7
6
6
9
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
6
8
8
8
6
5
4
3
3
6
8
8
6
5
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