Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
12.7° C
1.0° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 4PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (24 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
ESE
11
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.5
E
12
1
ENE
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
11
0.6
ESE
16
0.6
SE
16
0.7
SE
16
0.7
SE
15
1.8
S
7
1.9
S
7
0.8
ESE
14
1.2
ESE
14
2
S
8
1.2
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
15
15
14
12
44
40
69
256
177
160
181
208
255
229
284
371
285
497
475
468
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:35PM1.36m
1:54AM1.30m
2:22PM1.35m
2:42AM1.28m
3:09PM1.36m
Low Tide
7:19AM0.26m
7:48PM0.32m
8:05AM0.30m
8:36PM0.34m
8:51AM0.31m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:14
 mm
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
9
14
15
14
14
13
11
11
11
10
9
10
10
8
7
7
8
9
9
8
7
Feels °C
6
10
10
8
8
8
8
10
9
6
4
3
5
3
2
2
4
3
2
1
1
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