Cray Bay Surf Break

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Issued: 5 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
13.2° 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 (01 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 10PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)--
Afternoon (01 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (01 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
365
369
392
505
505
432
416
408
345
338
338
345
365
432
432
689
689
657
646
646
625
614
594
556
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
Wind State
cross
cross
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:42PM1.42m
7:02AM1.30m
7:26PM1.43m
7:45AM1.29m
8:09PM1.42m
8:28AM1.28m
Low Tide
1:04AM0.29m
1:12PM0.26m
1:49AM0.28m
1:56PM0.26m
2:33AM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:57
4:58
4:59
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
10
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
10
10
10
9
7
6
10
Feels °C
9
8
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
10
8
6
6
6
7
7
6
7
7
6
3
2
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
11
Energy kJ
363
369
392
505
505
432
416
408
345
338
338
345
365
432
432
689
689
657
646
646
625
614
594
556
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
365
347
127
143
143
108
92
68
67
40
24
23
24
13
13
12
11
5
4
4
4
19
4
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
SW
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
7
0.2
SSW
15
Energy kJ
198
159
157
153
106
101
63
60
57
32
32
18
18
10
5
2
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.7
N
4
Energy kJ
3
3
4
13
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
80
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
55
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
7
6
5
6
7
9
9
5
5
6
6
5
5
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