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 06 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 (07 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 1AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (07 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (07 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Sat
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tue
9
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
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
!
0
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)
0.6
NE
10
0.6
ENE
9
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.7
S
7
1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.2
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
S
15
1.6
S
6
1.3
S
21
6
SSW
20
5.5
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
76
59
46
44
40
39
50
74
98
163
223
205
239
201
129
78
57
106
87
165
188
1428
28387
14455
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
10
W
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
W
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
40
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:02PM1.38m
10:24AM1.25m
10:44PM1.37m
11:08AM1.25m
11:28PM1.37m
11:55AM1.28m
Low Tide
4:27AM0.29m
4:33PM0.30m
5:09AM0.28m
5:17PM0.30m
5:52AM0.26m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
2
3
2
1
Temp °C
18
15
13
12
13
13
11
11
12
12
10
9
9
11
12
15
16
14
13
12
11
10
10
10
Feels °C
15
13
11
10
11
9
7
7
9
11
7
7
6
8
10
13
14
11
9
7
5
4
3
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
10
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
7
0.4
S
11
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
1.1
S
6
1.2
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
S
15
0.4
S
21
1.3
S
21
4
S
21
2.3
S
21
Energy kJ
76
59
28
25
40
23
25
17
98
163
223
205
239
201
129
78
57
59
87
165
134
1428
13451
4671
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
6
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
S
11
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
E
9
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
11
0.1
SE
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
14
14
46
44
11
39
22
21
17
10
6
5
5
8
7
6
40
106
13
7
68
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
S
11
0.2
E
10
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
E
10
0.3
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
NE
7
0.2
S
19
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
9
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
7
9
8
10
18
13
12
9
21
10
8
8
7
6
6
2
29
16
7
2
17
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
5
0.5
S
6
0.7
S
7
1
S
6
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.8
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
9
0.8
SW
4
1.6
S
6
2.2
S
8
6
SSW
20
5.5
S
16
Energy kJ
1
18
20
50
74
1
1
3
101
68
20
188
592
28387
14455
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
3
2
4
Distance (km)
0
2
0
0
0
2
23
134
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
63
163
23
55
257
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
2
1
1
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
5
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
3
5
5
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
8
8
8
9
8
7
6
7
5
5
5
7
9
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Cray Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest