Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Issued: 11 am 11 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) - 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 8PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave 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 Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 11					Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tue 14
	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	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 13	ESE 9	S 12	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	669	584	551	491	340	322	280	237	232	180	180	154	175	175	142	124	96	94	90	65	57	42	47	46
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	E	ENE	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NNW	NNE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			2:10PM1.52m				2:35AM1.47m					3:08PM1.58m				3:34AM1.50m				4:07PM1.64m				4:33AM1.53m
Low Tide	7:52AM0.13m				8:26PM0.16m				8:48AM0.09m					9:26PM0.12m				9:46AM0.05m				10:26PM0.08m


	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30
	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	5:05
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	8	10	10	10	8	8	8	7	8	10	10	10	9	8	7	6	6	9	11	11	10	10	11	11
Feels °C	4	5	5	5	4	4	5	3	5	8	8	8	6	5	4	3	3	6	8	7	6	6	7	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	669	584	551	491	340	322	280	237	232	180	180	154	175	175	142	124	96	94	90	65	57	42	46	46
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 18	S 18	S 6	S 6	S 7	S 6	S 6	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 12	S 10
kJ	33	32	103	158	49	27	31	28	29	126	119	141	130	116	110	104	71	68	65	42	25	27	47	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 20	S 19	S 14	SSW 10	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 6	S 6	S 20	—	SW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 18	SSW 12	SSW 13	S 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	—	S 12
kJ	31	66	16	18	137	129	116	109	100	20	20	7	—	65	44	23	6	50	63	32	55	32	—	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 6	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 2	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 2	NNE 3	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5
kJ	—	—	69	58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	1	1	5	22	25	30
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Napier - The Reef Hawkes Bay	Tutaekuri River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Waimarama 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	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Napier - Marine Parade Hawkes Bay	Tangoio Flat Rock Hawkes Bay	Blackhead Wairarapa	Tangoio Flat Rock Hawkes Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	2	2	41	31	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	41	55	60	55
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay	Taits Beach (Waikari River)	Waimarama	Napier - The Reef	Napier - The Reef	Stingray Bay	Stingray Bay	Taits Beach (Waikari River)	Stingray Bay	Stingray Bay	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Waimarama	Cray Bay	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	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	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	4	4	3	3
Header Global	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Albatross South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Black Rocks Mauritius	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia
Rating (10 max)	7	5	5	5	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5

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