Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Issued: 5 am 13 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 (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 11AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	13s
Evening (13 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	8s

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 7°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 13							Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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)	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 13	ESE 9	SSW 13	S 13	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	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 13
Wave Graph
kJ	172	124	121	94	92	65	57	82	73	46	24	21	31	33	33	34	73	70	65	64	64	65	38	56
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	WNW	N	NE	N	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNE	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NE	NNW	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	cross	off	off	cross-off
High Tide		3:34AM1.50m				4:07PM1.64m				4:33AM1.53m				5:05PM1.69m				5:32AM1.55m					6:03PM1.71m
Low Tide				9:46AM0.05m				10:26PM0.08m				10:45AM0.02m				11:26PM0.04m				11:44AM-0.01m


	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	7:28
	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	5:06
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	7	6	7	10	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	15	17	15	13	13	13	13	13	15	17	15	15	14
Feels °C	5	3	4	7	7	8	8	7	8	7	8	12	14	13	11	10	9	9	10	13	15	13	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 13
kJ	172	124	121	94	82	65	57	42	46	46	22	21	17	25	27	15	73	70	65	64	64	65	38	56
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	NE 4	NE 4	ESE 13	ESE 10
kJ	110	104	71	68	65	42	25	82	73	44	24	13	31	33	33	34	10	4	3	2	1	1	35	35
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 18	SSW 12	SSW 13	S 14	SSW 13	E 12	NE 11	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 9	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 21	S 20	S 19	NE 4	NE 4
kJ	42	23	6	60	92	32	56	3	5	—	19	20	6	18	33	30	2	2	1	9	8	7	1	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 2	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 2	NNE 3	NE 3	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 5	—	—	—
kJ	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	12	19	16	16	59	45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	60	57	57	57	60	60	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	60	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	1	4	4	3	3	3	1	4	5	5	6	6	6	6	5	4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	9	9	7	8	8	6	7	6	7	7	4	4	4	5

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