Cray Bay Surf Break
Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Cray Bay

Issued: 5 pm 03 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
14.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 12AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jun)--
Afternoon (04 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (04 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri night).

Wed
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Sat
6
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)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
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)
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.6
NE
5
0.3
NE
8
0.2
S
9
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
2.2
NE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
NE
9
1
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
305
264
201
201
161
72
113
86
82
80
78
38
23
18
10
7
52
54
99
132
545
230
237
166
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
0
NW
5
NW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:55PM1.43m
8:16AM1.30m
8:38PM1.42m
8:58AM1.28m
9:20PM1.40m
9:41AM1.26m
Low Tide
2:18AM0.28m
2:27PM0.28m
3:02AM0.29m
3:09PM0.29m
3:45AM0.29m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:53
4:53
4:53
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
13
11
11
10
10
14
15
15
15
16
17
17
18
19
18
17
17
16
15
14
15
17
Feels °C
15
14
12
9
9
8
7
11
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
15
14
13
12
13
12
12
12
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.3
NE
8
0.2
S
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
E
10
0.1
S
13
1.4
NE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
NE
9
1
NE
9
Energy kJ
305
264
201
201
161
72
113
86
82
80
78
18
23
18
10
6
6
6
8
3
248
230
237
166
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
SSW
10
0.5
NE
10
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
S
9
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
S
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
Energy kJ
32
31
34
28
19
46
45
37
35
34
16
38
16
11
7
6
6
6
6
1
3
3
19
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
15
0.2
SSW
10
0.3
S
12
0.3
SSW
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
SW
12
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
NE
8
0.2
E
9
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
8
10
26
18
3
3
3
3
6
16
15
11
6
7
7
6
2
3
1
1
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.3
N
3
0.8
NNE
4
1
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
2.2
NE
8
Energy kJ
2
2
3
11
2
19
46
52
50
34
49
52
54
99
132
545
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
57
57
60
60
60
61
80
80
61
60
55
0
41
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
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