Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
13.1° C
0.9° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 4AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)7ft (2.2m)10s
Afternoon (08 Jul)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (08 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue night, near gales from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
2.2
S
9
4
SSE
10
5
SSE
10
5
SSE
11
5.5
SSE
11
5.5
SSE
11
5
SSE
11
5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SE
10
4
SE
10
3.5
SE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1013
1333
1333
1090
1020
914
745
745
669
669
725
2725
4570
6045
6825
6701
5864
4920
2414
2632
2990
2455
2034
1949
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
20
S
45
SSE
55
S
60
S
55
S
60
SSW
55
S
50
S
50
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
35
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:00PM1.40m
11:27AM1.34m
11:48PM1.41m
12:19PM1.39m
00:40AM1.42m
1:13PM1.45m
Low Tide
5:22AM0.22m
5:40PM0.25m
6:09AM0.20m
6:32PM0.22m
6:59AM0.16m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
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5:00
5:00
5:01
 mm
1
1
3
1
2
7
5
1
5
5
4
2
2
3
1
Temp °C
11
11
10
9
10
12
12
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
Feels °C
9
9
7
6
7
9
9
6
8
8
4
1
-1
0
-2
-1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
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