Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 12AM is: 1.6m 20s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)18s
Afternoon (19 Jul)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (19 Jul)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
23
1.5
S
22
1.6
S
21
1.6
S
20
1.5
S
20
1.4
S
18
1.4
S
18
1.3
S
17
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
15
1.5
S
15
1.5
S
15
1
S
15
1.7
S
19
2
S
19
2.1
S
19
2.2
S
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1310
2243
2335
2039
1707
1342
1229
1027
771
734
710
666
984
953
434
2046
2921
3188
3390
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
N
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
20
S
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:50PM1.66m
9:18AM1.51m
9:43PM1.59m
10:12AM1.47m
Low Tide
3:14AM0.02m
3:31PM0.05m
4:06AM0.05m
4:25PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:08
 mm
Temp °C
13
11
10
9
9
11
11
13
13
12
11
11
10
9
9
10
11
11
11
Feels °C
11
9
8
6
6
8
8
9
8
8
7
7
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
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