Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Issued: 5 am 14 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):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 9AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	12s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Evening (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s

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 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 14							Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	ESE 12	ESE 11	E 13	ESE 13	E 14	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	73	46	24	17	31	33	33	34	73	70	65	64	64	29	38	86	57	96	225	270	427	675	770	915
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	NNW	N	NNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NE	NNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	WNW	SW	W	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		4:33AM1.53m				5:05PM1.69m				5:32AM1.55m					6:03PM1.71m				6:29AM1.56m				7:00PM1.72m
Low Tide				10:45AM0.02m				11:26PM0.04m				11:44AM-0.01m					00:26AM0.01m				12:43PM-0.02m


	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	7:28
	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	5:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	13	13	15	17	15	14	14	13	13	13	15	16	15	14	14	13	12	13	15	16	13	12	12
Feels °C	8	7	8	12	14	12	11	11	9	9	10	14	14	13	11	11	10	9	11	12	12	10	8	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 12	ESE 11	E 13	ESE 13	E 14	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16
kJ	46	46	21	17	23	22	19	19	73	70	65	64	64	29	38	86	57	96	225	270	427	675	770	915
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	NE 6	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ESE 10	ESE 13	NE 5	E 10	E 10	NE 4	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16
kJ	73	44	13	13	31	33	33	34	9	4	4	2	2	19	35	1	31	17	1	6	6	5	5	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	—	S 12	S 9	S 9	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 21	S 20	NE 5	NE 5	S 19	ESE 16	ESE 16	S 18	E 10	E 10	SSW 16	—	SW 9
kJ	5	—	24	15	6	18	33	30	2	1	1	9	8	1	1	7	26	26	6	2	2	26	—	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 5	—	—	—	—	W 3	—	—	—	—	NNE 2	—	—	—	—	N 4	NNW 4	WSW 4	SW 4	WSW 5
kJ	15	20	87	59	57	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	7	3	10	4	21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tangoio Flat Rock Hawkes Bay	Tangoio Flat Rock Hawkes Bay	Stingray Bay Hawkes Bay	Tutaekuri River Mouth 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	Red Island Hawkes Bay	Ocean Beach 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	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3
Distance (km)	55	55	57	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Stingray Bay	Cray Bay	Cray Bay	Stingray Bay	Cray Bay	Mohaka River Mouth	Cray Bay	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	Stingray Bay	Waimarama	Cray Bay	Mohaka River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	1	1	5	5	6	6	6	5	1	4	4	4	1	4	1	3	2	2	3	3	4
Header Global	Bancoora Australia	Bullies Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Puertecillo Chile	Lebu Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Bancoora Australia	Barrancon Chile	Bancoora Australia	Balnarring Point Australia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Baboon Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Easter Reef Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	7	7	6	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	5	5	5	5	5

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