Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
12.8° C
0.9° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 10AM is: 1.4m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)18s
Afternoon (19 Jul)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (19 Jul)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
20
1.4
S
18
1.4
S
18
1.4
S
17
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
15
1.5
S
15
1.1
S
15
1
S
15
1.7
S
19
1.9
S
19
2.1
S
19
2.1
S
19
2
S
18
1.9
S
17
1.8
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1707
1342
1229
1187
771
734
710
666
979
517
428
2046
2637
3155
3024
2429
1951
1566
1275
1041
840
792
670
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:18AM1.51m
9:43PM1.59m
10:12AM1.47m
10:35PM1.52m
11:05AM1.44m
Low Tide
3:14AM0.02m
3:31PM0.05m
4:06AM0.05m
4:25PM0.11m
4:57AM0.10m
5:18PM0.17m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
9
10
10
14
13
11
10
11
10
9
9
10
11
10
10
10
9
9
8
10
10
10
9
Feels °C
6
7
6
10
7
7
6
7
6
6
6
6
7
6
6
7
6
6
5
7
7
7
6
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