Cray Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
12.8° 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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 23s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 21s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 3AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)23s
Evening (18 Jul)5ft (1.6m)21s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
15
1.6
ESE
15
1.6
ESE
15
1.5
ESE
14
1.5
ESE
14
1.5
ESE
14
1.1
S
23
1.5
S
22
1.6
S
21
1.6
S
20
1.5
S
20
1.4
S
18
1.4
S
18
1.3
S
17
1.3
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1117
1102
1087
947
934
908
1310
2273
2335
2039
1707
1342
1229
1027
901
734
710
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
0
SW
5
E
5
N
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
10
W
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:55PM1.70m
8:23AM1.54m
8:50PM1.66m
9:18AM1.51m
Low Tide
2:20AM-0.00m
2:36PM0.01m
3:14AM0.02m
3:31PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
9
9
9
11
12
11
10
9
9
10
11
13
12
11
10
Feels °C
8
7
6
6
6
10
10
9
8
7
6
8
8
9
6
7
6
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