Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Issued: 5 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is

12.7° 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 (14 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 12AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (14 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Evening (14 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 13			Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 13	ESE 9	S 12	S 12	S 12	NE 5	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	E 14	ESE 15	ESE 15
Wave Graph
kJ	92	77	57	42	73	46	24	19	31	33	33	34	73	70	65	64	64	64	38	56	57	96	169	263
Wind (km/h)	NNE	N	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNE	NNW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NE	NNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off
High Tide		4:07PM1.64m				4:33AM1.53m				5:05PM1.69m				5:32AM1.55m					6:03PM1.71m				6:29AM1.56m
Low Tide				10:26PM0.08m				10:45AM0.02m				11:26PM0.04m				11:44AM-0.01m					00:26AM0.01m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—
	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	12	11	11	12	13	12	15	17	16	14	13	14	13	13	15	16	15	14	13	13	12	13	16
Feels °C	8	9	7	6	8	8	8	12	14	14	11	10	10	9	10	14	14	12	11	10	10	9	10	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	E 14	ESE 15	ESE 15
kJ	90	77	57	42	46	46	13	17	14	17	17	9	73	70	65	64	64	64	38	56	57	96	169	263
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 12	S 12	S 12	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	NE 6	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	NE 4	ESE 13	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	NE 4	S 17
kJ	65	42	25	28	73	44	24	13	31	33	33	34	9	4	4	2	2	1	35	35	31	30	1	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	S 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	NE 11	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 9	S 9	ESE 13	ESE 12	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 21	S 20	S 19	NE 4	NNE 4	ESE 16	ESE 16	S 18	NE 10
kJ	92	32	56	32	5	—	19	19	6	6	33	30	2	1	1	9	8	7	1	2	26	26	6	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 2	NE 3	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NNE 5	NE 5	NNE 5	NE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 5	—	—	—	—	NW 2	NNE 4	NNW 3
kJ	1	5	5	13	19	17	21	49	39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	1	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	57	55	55	60	8	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Shingles West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	1	1	5	5	6	6	6	5	1	1	1	4	1	4	2	4	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	9	8	8	9	7	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	9	5	6

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