Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
12.6° C
1.0° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 6AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)8ft (2.4m)13s
Afternoon (28 Jul)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (28 Jul)7ft (2.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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)
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
13
2.4
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.4
SE
13
2.3
SE
13
2.2
ESE
13
2.2
ESE
13
2.1
ESE
13
2.1
ESE
13
1.9
ESE
13
1.9
ESE
13
1.9
ESE
13
1.9
ESE
12
1.8
ESE
12
1.8
ESE
12
1.7
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
894
1857
2088
1982
1789
1729
1699
1622
1497
1427
1245
1207
1134
1064
986
970
824
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
5
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:15AM1.28m
4:41PM1.38m
5:00AM1.29m
5:27PM1.40m
Low Tide
10:11PM0.34m
10:23AM0.30m
10:59PM0.32m
11:10AM0.28m
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
7
7
7
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
Feels °C
4
4
3
3
3
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
9
8
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