Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Issued: 11 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is

12.9° 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 (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 7PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s
Evening (12 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	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 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 12					Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 12	E 12
Wave Graph
kJ	232	180	180	154	175	175	172	124	121	94	92	65	57	82	73	46	24	19	31	33	33	34	73	70
Wind (km/h)	WSW	W	E	NE	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	N	NE	N	N	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide				3:08PM1.58m				3:34AM1.50m				4:07PM1.64m				4:33AM1.53m				5:05PM1.69m				5:32AM1.55m
Low Tide	8:48AM0.09m					9:26PM0.12m				9:46AM0.05m				10:26PM0.08m				10:45AM0.02m				11:26PM0.04m


	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30
	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	5:06
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	8	10	10	9	9	8	7	6	7	10	11	13	12	11	12	12	12	15	17	15	13	13	13	13
Feels °C	5	8	7	7	6	5	5	3	4	7	7	8	7	6	8	7	8	12	14	13	10	10	9	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	NE 5	ESE 8	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	E 12	E 12
kJ	232	180	180	154	175	175	172	124	121	94	90	65	57	42	46	46	21	13	29	23	14	9	73	70
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 13	S 12	S 12	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	NE 5	NE 6
kJ	28	126	119	141	130	116	110	104	71	68	65	42	25	82	73	44	13	19	31	33	33	34	9	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 6	S 6	S 20	—	SW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 18	SSW 12	SSW 13	S 14	SSW 13	NE 11	NE 11	—	S 12	S 9	S 9	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	S 9	S 9
kJ	100	20	19	7	—	65	42	23	6	51	92	32	56	5	5	—	24	6	6	18	33	30	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 2	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	—	NE 3	NE 3	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	N 5	NE 5	NNE 5	N 4	—	—	NNE 5	WNW 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	2	—	2	2	6	24	21	21	59	23	69	7	—	—	24	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	60	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	57	60	57	60	60	57	8	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2		2	2	2	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	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Stent Road Taranaki	Fox River West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Sky Williams Taranaki	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	5	5	5	5	6
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	8	9	8	6	9	9	5	6

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