Cray Bay Surf Break

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Issued: 5 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
13.1° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 11AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (05 Jul)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (05 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
2
NE
7
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
E
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
E
9
1.8
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.8
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
3
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
540
200
196
412
338
300
320
300
276
275
388
380
589
587
577
565
601
612
740
900
1034
1384
1580
1782
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
W
0
SSW
5
S
15
ENE
5
N
5
N
10
N
5
E
10
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
0
W
5
NW
5
E
0
NW
5
W
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
9:11AM1.28m
9:32PM1.40m
9:55AM1.28m
10:15PM1.40m
10:40AM1.31m
11:00PM1.40m
Low Tide
3:15AM0.27m
3:22PM0.27m
3:57AM0.26m
4:05PM0.27m
4:39AM0.24m
4:51PM0.26m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
3
6
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
13
14
13
12
11
10
11
13
11
11
11
11
12
12
10
10
12
12
11
10
9
Feels °C
7
6
8
9
12
11
10
9
9
10
11
10
10
9
9
10
10
8
9
11
11
10
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.4
E
10
1.4
ENE
9
1.8
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
3
E
11
Energy kJ
208
200
196
339
338
300
315
300
276
275
275
380
589
377
313
565
601
612
740
900
1034
1384
1580
1782
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
0.2
S
20
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
E
10
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
Energy kJ
3
3
5
5
6
6
5
4
4
4
9
9
30
197
284
25
10
19
38
38
48
45
42
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
10
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
19
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
Energy kJ
5
5
3
2
11
11
9
9
21
8
4
3
3
29
28
10
24
23
21
20
20
20
43
39
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
2
NE
7
1.6
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.6
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.6
E
9
1.2
NE
8
1.4
NE
9
Energy kJ
540
173
180
412
269
320
388
587
577
431
196
318
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
75
60
60
55
0
0
0
0
0
0
23
0
0
0
21
21
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
7
7
5
5
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