Cray Bay Surf Break

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Issued: 11 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
13.3° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 7AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (06 Jul)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (06 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
0
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
E
10
1.5
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.5
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.2
E
10
1.6
NE
9
2
E
10
2
E
9
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.3
E
11
2.1
E
10
2.4
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
153
276
267
351
283
380
516
397
284
427
730
695
641
598
855
1034
1468
1300
1324
1324
1185
926
745
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
WNW
0
SE
0
WSW
10
ENE
15
N
5
E
5
NE
10
NNE
20
ESE
10
NNW
5
NE
5
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
5
W
10
SSE
15
S
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:32PM1.40m
9:55AM1.28m
10:15PM1.40m
10:40AM1.31m
11:00PM1.40m
11:27AM1.34m
Low Tide
3:57AM0.26m
4:05PM0.27m
4:39AM0.24m
4:51PM0.26m
5:22AM0.22m
5:40PM0.25m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
2
4
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
10
11
12
11
11
11
12
10
9
10
12
13
11
11
10
9
10
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
9
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
8
7
8
10
11
8
8
7
6
7
8
11
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.5
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.2
E
10
1.4
E
9
2
E
10
2
E
9
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.3
E
11
2.1
E
10
1.9
E
10
Energy kJ
117
103
276
267
246
283
380
516
397
284
339
730
695
641
598
855
1034
1468
1300
1324
1324
1185
926
745
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.8
E
10
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
8
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
Energy kJ
181
153
4
4
9
9
30
29
130
249
193
27
40
38
38
54
45
41
51
58
76
89
33
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
S
18
0.3
SSW
10
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
5
4
8
9
4
3
3
3
35
25
21
23
21
20
20
20
43
44
42
40
37
35
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
7
1.5
ENE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.2
S
8
1.4
S
7
2.4
S
8
Energy kJ
71
351
427
160
205
716
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
21
0
0
2
0
23
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
6
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
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