Cray Bay Surf Break

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Issued: 5 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 1PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (24 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (24 Jun)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu morning, near gales from the SSW by Thu night).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
1.4
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
2.4
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
9
3.5
NE
9
3.5
NE
9
2.2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
2.4
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
9
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
SSW
10
2.2
S
10
1.9
S
10
3
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
306
233
229
181
175
334
670
909
1131
1656
1854
869
674
753
1436
1774
2133
2356
2810
1035
783
1938
1701
1639
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
35
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
40
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
55
SSW
50
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
00:48AM1.42m
1:20PM1.37m
1:39AM1.37m
2:10PM1.36m
2:28AM1.33m
2:58PM1.36m
Low Tide
7:07AM0.18m
7:30PM0.26m
7:55AM0.23m
8:21PM0.30m
8:41AM0.26m
9:10PM0.32m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:54
4:54
4:54
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
8
9
3
Temp °C
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
12
12
13
13
12
Feels °C
8
7
7
7
8
7
7
7
9
11
13
3
0
0
0
-1
-1
0
4
7
9
8
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.5
S
14
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSW
14
2.5
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
10
3
S
10
2.2
S
10
1.9
S
10
3
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
Energy kJ
306
233
229
181
93
123
93
63
63
975
969
869
674
506
471
351
505
510
1734
1035
783
1938
1701
1639
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
1.6
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
E
11
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
Energy kJ
59
7
66
40
18
490
574
617
646
562
458
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
SSW
17
1.2
ENE
10
Energy kJ
7
8
27
256
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
2.4
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
9
3.5
NE
9
3.5
NE
9
0.5
SSW
13
1.5
S
6
2.4
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
9
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
SSW
10
Energy kJ
72
109
128
167
175
334
670
909
1131
1656
1854
99
139
753
1436
1774
2133
2356
2810
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
1
2
3
2
3
4
2
1
4
2
2
3
4
Distance (km)
60
60
60
82
82
215
82
215
195
31
0
112
163
163
212
198
198
209
215
2
41
87
39
112
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
4
4
4
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
6
6
5
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