Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Issued: 5 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is

12.9° C

Cray Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 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) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 1AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	10s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	9s
Evening (11 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).
	Fri 10			Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	2	1	0	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	1384	1522	1313	874	951	821	703	584	551	491	385	322	280	237	232	184	180	184	175	175	124	121	94	90
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	E	ENE	NNW	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	1:13PM1.45m				1:36AM1.45m				2:10PM1.52m				2:35AM1.47m					3:08PM1.58m				3:34AM1.50m
Low Tide			7:28PM0.19m				7:52AM0.13m				8:26PM0.16m				8:48AM0.09m					9:26PM0.12m				9:46AM0.05m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—
	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	9	9	9	9	7	8	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	10	10	9	9	7	6	6	6	10
Feels °C	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	5	8	8	7	6	4	3	3	3	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	1384	1522	1313	874	951	821	703	584	551	491	385	322	280	237	232	184	180	154	175	175	124	121	94	90
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 7	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 18	S 18	S 7	S 6	S 6	S 7	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10
kJ	192	49	46	130	37	35	33	32	103	158	55	27	27	32	100	89	119	184	169	151	110	102	94	67
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSW 16	SSW 11	S 21	S 16	S 20	S 19	S 14	SSW 10	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 20	—	SW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	—	SSW 12
kJ	—	—	94	40	9	19	31	66	16	18	137	129	116	109	19	20	21	7	—	66	42	21	—	79
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	—	S 7	—	SSW 7	S 7	—	S 6	S 6	—	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3
kJ	373	413	—	206	—	75	86	—	74	60	—	40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Himatangi Beach Wanganui-Manawatu	Himatangi Beach Wanganui-Manawatu	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Te Awanga Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Napier - The Reef Hawkes Bay	Haumoana River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Blackhead Wairarapa	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	163	163	2	2	23	0	2	2	41	27	2	2	2	2	0	0	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay			Waimarama	Stingray Bay	Stingray Bay	Cray Bay	Taits Beach (Waikari River)	Waimarama	Napier - The Reef	Napier - The Reef	Stingray Bay	Stingray Bay	Stingray Bay	Taits Beach (Waikari River)	Stingray Bay	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Cray Bay	Stingray Bay	Mohaka River Mouth	Stingray Bay	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth
Rating (10 max)			4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Stent Road Taranaki	Fox River West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2
Header Global	Barbel Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Supertubes Australia	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4

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