Cray Bay Surf Break

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Issued: 5 pm 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
13.3° 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 (28 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 8PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)--
Afternoon (28 Jun)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (28 Jun)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
0.9
S
18
1.3
S
18
1.6
S
17
1.7
S
17
1.3
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
15
1.4
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
724
724
663
627
651
730
689
567
492
424
520
1044
1485
1580
811
1548
1242
1037
858
812
663
613
492
470
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
25
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
15
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
E
5
N
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:29PM1.38m
4:48AM1.30m
5:13PM1.40m
5:33AM1.30m
5:58PM1.42m
6:17AM1.31m
Low Tide
10:44PM0.32m
10:57AM0.29m
11:31PM0.31m
11:42AM0.28m
00:18AM0.30m
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:55
4:57
4:57
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
11
10
10
10
12
12
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
10
9
9
9
10
Feels °C
10
8
7
4
3
4
6
7
6
5
6
6
7
7
8
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
S
16
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
Energy kJ
724
724
663
627
651
730
689
567
492
424
480
528
506
521
487
1548
449
479
489
490
510
434
371
363
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
1.3
SSE
6
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.5
S
18
0.9
S
18
1.3
S
18
1.6
S
17
1.7
S
17
1.3
S
16
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
15
1.4
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
Energy kJ
357
264
181
125
77
73
130
61
39
168
520
1044
1485
1580
811
471
1242
1037
858
812
663
613
492
470
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
12
0.2
SSW
17
0.3
S
18
0.3
SSW
10
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.7
S
7
1
S
19
Energy kJ
70
30
57
21
64
63
63
43
723
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.9
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.6
SSE
6
0.7
S
6
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
7
2.1
SE
9
1
SSE
6
Energy kJ
44
56
54
146
182
200
39
166
137
153
56
703
88
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
2
39
41
31
41
207
209
212
27
41
215
215
234
41
2
2
2
2
112
27
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
8
6
6
5
9
5
9
6
6
7
6
5
8
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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