Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
12.8° C
1.1° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 11AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (10 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (10 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning).

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
3
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SE
11
4
SE
10
3.5
SE
10
3
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3376
3278
2504
1667
1384
1163
1254
874
951
782
703
641
443
443
385
431
387
274
237
199
184
184
164
175
Wind (km/h)
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
S
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:40AM1.42m
1:13PM1.45m
1:36AM1.45m
2:10PM1.52m
2:35AM1.47m
3:08PM1.58m
Low Tide
6:59AM0.16m
7:28PM0.19m
7:52AM0.13m
8:26PM0.16m
8:48AM0.09m
9:26PM0.12m
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part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
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5:01
5:02
5:02
5:04
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
8
10
11
9
9
8
8
9
9
10
10
9
9
8
Feels °C
1
1
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
5
6
4
5
4
4
6
6
8
8
7
6
5
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