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 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
14.2° 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 (10 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 1AM is: 6.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 5.0m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jun)16ft (5.0m)14s
Afternoon (10 Jun)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (10 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Tue
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
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)
!
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4
5
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
6.5
S
17
9
S
17
8
S
17
7
S
16
6
S
16
5
S
15
5
S
14
4.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2
SSW
12
2.1
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
13
2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22233
43487
36476
24417
16780
11984
9762
7797
5265
2651
1739
1733
1119
898
794
625
1488
1177
1000
872
741
515
444
379
Wind (km/h)
45
SW
45
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
SSW
10
SSE
5
S
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
00:15AM1.38m
12:45PM1.32m
1:06AM1.40m
1:38PM1.39m
2:00AM1.43m
Low Tide
6:04PM0.28m
6:37AM0.23m
6:55PM0.26m
7:26AM0.19m
7:49PM0.22m
8:17AM0.15m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
11
10
9
8
10
12
13
12
11
10
10
9
9
11
11
10
9
9
9
8
8
10
Feels °C
0
0
2
2
3
3
5
6
8
9
7
7
7
6
6
9
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
6.5
S
16
6
S
16
5
S
16
4.5
S
15
4
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
13
3
S
12
2
S
12
2.2
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
13
2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
Energy kJ
23275
19303
12813
8766
6607
4873
3513
2643
1179
970
1273
1000
898
794
625
1488
1177
1000
872
741
515
444
379
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
21
1.9
SE
10
1.1
S
12
1.9
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
14
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSW
14
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
736
748
359
711
26
98
301
490
68
65
22
20
95
19
41
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSW
12
0.9
SSE
14
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
10
0.1
S
20
0.1
SW
19
0.2
SSW
18
Energy kJ
21
29
371
13
31
58
102
98
56
8
14
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
6.5
S
17
9
S
17
8
S
17
7
S
16
6
S
16
5
S
15
5
S
14
4.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2
SSW
12
Energy kJ
22233
43487
36476
24417
16780
11984
9762
7797
5265
2651
1739
1733
1119
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
4
2
2
2
2
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
257
257
163
163
27
27
27
41
41
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
2
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
4
5
5
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
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