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: 11 pm 02 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
14.5° 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 (03 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 3AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (03 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (03 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.3
NE
8
1
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
1
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
748
544
471
386
378
358
305
269
205
168
164
130
113
86
80
61
59
26
25
23
10
64
44
72
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
W
5
WNW
0
SSE
5
S
0
WSW
5
ENE
5
SSE
0
NW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
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
High Tide
7:11PM1.43m
7:32AM1.32m
7:55PM1.43m
8:16AM1.30m
8:38PM1.42m
8:58AM1.28m
Low Tide
1:33AM0.28m
1:43PM0.27m
2:18AM0.28m
2:27PM0.28m
3:02AM0.29m
3:09PM0.29m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
7:24
7:24
7:26
4:54
4:53
4:53
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
13
13
12
11
10
10
14
14
15
15
16
17
17
17
18
17
16
14
13
14
14
14
15
15
12
13
12
10
8
7
11
11
13
12
13
14
14
13
14
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
5
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
S
9
0.8
ENE
6
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
748
544
471
386
378
358
305
269
205
168
164
130
113
86
80
61
59
17
16
16
10
6
44
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
S
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.1
SW
13
0.2
S
9
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
3
3
4
17
16
34
32
31
34
28
26
18
45
37
35
20
16
26
15
7
7
7
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
12
0.2
SSW
11
0.1
NE
15
0.3
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
S
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
5
0.1
SW
12
0.3
S
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
SW
13
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
3
3
2
3
12
8
19
10
9
11
3
3
3
1
6
16
6
7
6
2
7
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NNE
4
1
NNE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
1
NE
6
0.4
N
3
1
NE
6
Energy kJ
2
3
3
3
8
24
40
25
23
43
64
3
72
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
60
57
60
61
61
60
80
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
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