Cray Bay Surf Break

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Issued: 5 am 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
13.7° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 10AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (18 Jun)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (18 Jun)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
3
4
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
14
0.8
S
14
1.3
S
13
1
S
10
1.2
S
14
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
1
S
11
1.1
S
11
0.9
S
15
1.6
S
17
1.7
S
17
1.7
S
17
1.6
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
14
1
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
148
246
595
196
549
182
191
248
295
357
1474
1702
1682
1334
952
598
436
340
251
235
180
127
85
64
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
S
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
SE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:47AM1.58m
8:16PM1.74m
8:44AM1.56m
9:12PM1.70m
9:41AM1.52m
10:08PM1.64m
Low Tide
1:43AM-0.02m
2:00PM-0.03m
2:41AM-0.02m
2:58PM-0.01m
3:38AM0.00m
3:54PM0.03m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:53
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
10
12
13
12
12
12
11
12
12
14
14
13
11
11
11
11
13
16
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
10
8
9
11
10
10
11
10
8
10
11
14
13
11
9
8
8
8
10
14
15
16
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
8
1
S
8
1.3
S
13
1
S
10
1.2
S
14
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1.6
S
17
1.7
S
17
1.7
S
17
1.6
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
14
1
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
ENE
10
Energy kJ
117
136
595
196
549
182
191
248
295
248
1474
1702
1682
1334
952
598
436
340
251
235
180
127
85
64
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.1
SE
11
0.7
S
14
0.1
SE
11
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.9
S
15
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
13
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
S
10
Energy kJ
148
246
5
189
5
179
163
163
219
357
5
5
19
27
36
44
59
57
54
51
50
49
65
49
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
11
0.1
SE
12
0.1
NE
6
0.1
SE
11
0.1
NE
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
19
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
18
0.2
ESE
17
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
6
0.2
S
17
0.3
S
16
Energy kJ
39
5
1
5
3
5
5
4
5
5
7
7
13
12
12
12
29
3
4
7
7
5
22
45
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.6
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.4
NNE
6
Energy kJ
25
29
18
19
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
2
60
0
0
0
2
2
0
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
9
9
9
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
1
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
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