Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Issued: 12 am 07 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is

15.1°C

Cray Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (07 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 3AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Afternoon (07 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Evening (07 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Monday 9								Tue 10
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 17	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	61	66	74	74	74	169	128	98	276	285	285	262	98	109	103	100	100	80	52	37	33	18	23	21	51	47	42
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	NNW	N	N	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	N	ENE	S	SSW	WSW	WSW	S	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide			4:29AM1.41m				4:50PM1.43m				5:20AM1.43m				5:40PM1.41m				6:08AM1.44m				6:28PM1.39m				6:54AM1.46m
Low Tide	10:15PM0.15m				10:39AM0.20m				11:06PM0.17m				11:32AM0.21m				11:54PM0.18m				12:23PM0.22m				00:40AM0.20m


	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	7:59
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—
Temp °C	19	18	17	21	21	22	21	19	17	16	17	20	22	23	21	19	16	15	15	15	15	14	13	13	13	13	14
Feels °C	18	17	16	20	17	20	19	17	16	13	14	17	20	22	18	17	15	14	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	12	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSE 9	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ESE 4	E 6	E 6	E 6
kJ	61	66	74	74	28	98	66	98	158	129	126	129	98	109	103	100	100	80	52	37	33	18	17	6	28	28	18
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	S 15	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 15	S 15	S 14	E 10	E 10	S 13	S 18	S 17	NE 6	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15
kJ	28	28	28	29	4	16	16	16	15	7	6	6	5	1	1	4	4	4	2	2	4	6	23	10	51	47	42
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	E 12	E 11	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	E 11	S 16	S 16	S 8	S 9	S 7	S 14	S 14	E 9	S 13	E 9	S 16	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	14	6	6	6	3	2	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	5	5	1	2	1	4	4	2	3	2	21	2	7	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	ENE 8	NE 7	NE 7	—	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	—	—	—	—	SW 3	SW 3	SSW 3	—	E 2	ESE 3	ESE 4	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	74	169	128	—	276	285	285	262	—	—	—	—	2	2	1	—	1	3	5	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	31	63	55	60	0	55	57	60	0	0	2	2	0	0	2	112	242	207	178	111	110	110	110
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Last Chance Gisborne and Mahia	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Fox River West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	4	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	6	7	5	5	5	9	9	9	9	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	8	9	9	9	7	5

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