Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Issued: 12 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is

13.4°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 (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 4AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	7s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	7s
Evening (09 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 9								Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7
Wave Graph
kJ	173	74	150	106	117	147	147	147	121	97	94	99	96	96	77	59	57	51	39	44	42	41	40	45
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N	NW	WNW	NNW	NW	E	SSE	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide			4:46AM1.43m				5:11PM1.50m				5:40AM1.45m				6:03PM1.49m				6:31AM1.47m				6:53PM1.47m
Low Tide	10:36PM0.13m				10:57AM0.14m				11:30PM0.12m				11:52AM0.15m				00:21AM0.12m				12:45PM0.15m


	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:25	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—
Temp °C	12	12	12	13	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	13	13	13	16	17	18	16	15
Feels °C	10	10	10	12	10	11	12	13	13	12	13	13	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	15	16	18	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7
kJ	173	74	103	106	117	147	147	147	121	97	94	99	96	96	77	59	57	51	39	44	42	41	40	45
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	SSW 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	S 12	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 10	ENE 8	ENE 8	ESE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	S 9
kJ	7	47	35	35	33	89	80	74	68	69	63	53	71	64	40	38	35	23	23	25	18	14	15	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	SSE 8	S 18	S 18	S 17	NE 8	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 15
kJ	4	7	26	57	94	54	9	11	23	17	16	15	15	14	15	15	15	30	29	28	15	14	14	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	E 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	150	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Te Awanga Hawkes Bay	Peka Peka Wanganui-Manawatu	Mahia Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Te Awanga Hawkes Bay	Te Awanga Hawkes Bay	Tangoio Flat Rock Hawkes Bay	Haumoana River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Raneika Beach Hawkes Bay	Raneika Beach Hawkes Bay	Stingray Bay Hawkes Bay	Herbertville Wairarapa	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	2	2	2	2	23	198	112	23	23	55	27	21	21	57	80	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay	Stingray Bay	Stingray Bay	Waimarama	Stingray Bay	Te Awanga			Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	2			1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	6	7	9	5	9	9

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