Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
12.6° C
1.1° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 12AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)--
Afternoon (25 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (25 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
ENE
8
0.8
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.6
ENE
12
0.9
ENE
12
0.9
ENE
12
0.8
E
11
0.6
ESE
16
0.6
SE
16
0.7
SE
16
0.7
SE
15
0.8
ESE
15
1.8
S
7
0.9
SE
14
1.2
ESE
14
1.3
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
14
13
43
51
104
237
246
160
181
208
255
229
272
338
293
497
555
547
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
N
30
N
20
N
10
NW
5
NW
5
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:35PM1.36m
1:54AM1.30m
2:22PM1.35m
2:42AM1.28m
3:09PM1.36m
Low Tide
7:48PM0.32m
8:05AM0.30m
8:36PM0.34m
8:51AM0.31m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:14
 mm
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
13
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
8
7
8
8
9
9
8
6
Feels °C
10
8
8
9
8
9
9
7
5
5
4
3
1
3
2
2
1
0
0
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