Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 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) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 7PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Afternoon (08 Jul)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (08 Jul)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, near gales from the S by Thu afternoon).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
ESE
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
ESE
10
1.8
E
10
2.4
S
8
2.4
S
8
3
SSE
9
4
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
5
SSE
11
5.5
SSE
11
5
SSE
11
5
SSE
11
5
SSE
11
5
SE
11
4.5
SE
11
4
SE
10
3
SE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
3
SE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1038
914
889
669
742
809
1274
3053
4010
6032
6385
6177
6095
5775
5426
4631
3631
2010
1449
1207
1080
1530
1082
1070
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
SW
25
SSW
40
S
30
SW
30
S
40
S
50
SSE
55
S
55
S
55
S
55
S
50
S
50
S
45
S
40
SSW
40
S
35
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
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
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:27AM1.34m
11:48PM1.41m
12:19PM1.39m
00:40AM1.42m
1:13PM1.45m
1:36AM1.45m
Low Tide
5:40PM0.25m
6:09AM0.20m
6:32PM0.22m
6:59AM0.16m
7:28PM0.19m
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
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5:00
5:00
5:01
5:02
 mm
1
2
2
1
3
5
5
3
3
5
3
1
1
Temp °C
10
13
12
12
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
Feels °C
7
10
7
5
5
6
4
3
0
1
0
-1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
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