Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.8° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 19s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 10AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)5ft (1.5m)15s
Afternoon (20 Jul)6ft (1.9m)19s
Evening (20 Jul)7ft (2.1m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
3
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
15
1.1
S
15
1.5
S
15
1.7
S
19
1.9
S
19
2.1
S
19
2.1
S
19
2
S
18
1.9
S
17
1.8
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1114
517
953
2024
2609
3155
2992
2436
1980
1591
1279
1041
840
690
670
551
427
342
273
146
122
123
85
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
15
S
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:12AM1.47m
10:35PM1.52m
11:05AM1.44m
11:27PM1.45m
11:57AM1.40m
Low Tide
4:06AM0.05m
4:25PM0.11m
4:57AM0.10m
5:18PM0.17m
5:46AM0.16m
6:09PM0.23m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
9
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
8
9
10
9
9
8
7
7
8
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
5
4
5
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
6
6
6
6
5
4
4
6
9
9
8
8
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