Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
12.7° C
1.0° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 5AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (23 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
13
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
63
68
73
70
41
39
23
21
18
17
30
16
15
14
14
12
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
10
N
10
WNW
10
W
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
N
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:17AM1.38m
12:47PM1.38m
1:06AM1.33m
1:35PM1.36m
Low Tide
6:09PM0.23m
6:33AM0.22m
6:59PM0.28m
7:19AM0.26m
7:48PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
8
7
7
10
11
10
10
10
9
8
10
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
7
5
5
4
4
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
7
11
10
9
7
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