Cray Bay Surf Break

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Issued: 5 pm 14 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
13.6° 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 (15 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 1AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jun)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (15 Jun)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (15 Jun)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wed
17
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
1.2
SSW
6
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
1
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
8
0.4
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
132
79
65
48
66
72
99
94
87
84
82
55
51
48
108
96
76
86
38
37
65
69
104
146
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
S
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:27PM1.63m
4:53AM1.55m
5:25PM1.69m
5:51AM1.57m
6:22PM1.73m
6:49AM1.59m
Low Tide
10:45PM0.07m
11:06AM0.02m
11:45PM0.03m
12:04PM-0.02m
00:45AM-0.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
5
5
Temp °C
18
17
16
15
14
14
14
16
17
16
13
13
11
10
11
10
10
10
9
8
7
8
8
11
Feels °C
15
15
14
12
11
11
11
13
14
14
10
10
8
6
9
7
7
7
7
5
4
5
5
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.9
S
6
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
14
Energy kJ
132
79
65
48
66
72
99
94
87
84
82
55
51
48
68
96
76
55
38
37
65
60
63
146
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
16
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
11
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
S
10
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
9
Energy kJ
46
38
24
24
29
23
23
27
24
23
22
21
20
24
17
17
15
13
11
18
41
69
104
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
16
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
10
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
E
15
0.2
S
17
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
Energy kJ
42
34
29
28
28
27
15
5
4
4
4
24
12
18
4
4
4
4
4
15
15
14
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
2
0.3
N
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NNW
4
0.2
N
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
NW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.5
S
4
1.2
SSW
6
1
S
6
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
N
3
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
3
1
1
1
3
9
108
86
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
8
2
2
2
2
8
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
9
9
2
2
1
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
2
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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