Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Issued: 11 pm 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 (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 7AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s
Evening (12 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
		Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tuesday 14
	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	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	S 13	S 12	S 12	ESE 8	NE 5	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	340	322	280	237	232	180	180	154	175	175	142	124	121	94	92	65	57	81	72	46	22	20	31	33
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	W	ENE	NE	N	NW	NW	NW	WNW	N	NE	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	N	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide			2:35AM1.47m					3:08PM1.58m				3:34AM1.50m				4:07PM1.64m				4:33AM1.53m				5:05PM1.69m
Low Tide	8:26PM0.16m				8:48AM0.09m					9:26PM0.12m				9:46AM0.05m				10:26PM0.08m				10:45AM0.02m


	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	8	8	7	8	10	10	9	9	8	7	6	6	9	11	12	11	10	11	11	12	15	16	14
Feels °C	5	4	4	3	5	8	7	7	6	5	5	3	3	6	7	8	6	6	7	7	8	12	13	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	ESE 8	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5
kJ	340	322	280	237	232	180	180	154	175	175	142	124	121	94	90	65	57	42	46	46	22	16	17	14
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	S 6	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 13	S 12	S 12	ESE 10	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	48	37	27	27	28	126	119	141	130	116	110	104	71	68	65	42	27	81	72	44	19	13	31	33
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	NE 11	NE 11	—	S 9	ESE 10	S 9	ESE 13
kJ	137	129	116	109	100	20	19	7	—	65	44	23	6	51	92	32	33	5	5	—	16	20	6	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	—	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 2	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	NE 3	NE 3	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 5
kJ	76	—	44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	2	2	6	24	21	20	21	53	41	39
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Raneika Beach 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	Waipatiki Hawkes Bay	Red Island Hawkes Bay	Blackhead Wairarapa	Tangoio Flat Rock Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Aropaonui Hawkes Bay	Blackhead Wairarapa	Ocean Beach Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	2	2	2	2	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	60	1	60	55	0	63	60	8	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay	Stingray Bay	Stingray Bay	Stingray Bay	Taits Beach (Waikari River)	Stingray Bay	Mohaka River Mouth	Raneika Beach	Cray Bay	Stingray Bay	Mohaka River Mouth	Stingray 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	Stingray Bay	Cray Bay	Cray Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	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	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Stent Road Taranaki	Fox River West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Takou Bay Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	4	4	3	3	3	1	4	4
Header Global	Albatross South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Bluff Panama	Etang-Sale Reunion	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Black Rocks Mauritius	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia
Rating (10 max)	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	9	9	9	6	7

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