Cray Bay Surf Break

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Issued: 11 pm 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
13.2° C

1.0°C colder than average 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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 2AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (28 Jun)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (28 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
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)
2
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1
S
18
1.4
S
18
1.6
S
17
1.7
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.6
S
17
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
970
882
882
968
884
802
724
650
592
627
651
730
601
502
492
426
635
1190
1434
1529
928
1389
1274
1065
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
4:02AM1.30m
4:29PM1.38m
4:48AM1.30m
5:13PM1.40m
5:33AM1.30m
5:58PM1.42m
Low Tide
9:57PM0.33m
10:11AM0.29m
10:44PM0.32m
10:57AM0.29m
11:31PM0.31m
11:42AM0.28m
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:55
4:57
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
10
10
10
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
12
11
11
10
10
9
9
7
4
4
4
5
7
5
3
4
5
7
6
7
7
8
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
SSE
7
1.4
E
10
1.6
S
17
1.7
S
16
1.5
E
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
E
9
Energy kJ
970
882
882
968
884
802
724
650
592
627
651
730
601
502
492
426
245
356
1434
1529
380
485
461
459
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
8
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
17
1
S
16
0.9
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.5
S
18
1.4
E
10
1.4
S
18
1.4
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
S
16
1.6
S
17
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
16
Energy kJ
111
123
103
88
481
501
357
264
181
125
110
73
70
40
24
166
363
1190
339
372
928
1389
1274
1065
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
17
0.9
S
17
0.8
S
16
0.9
S
19
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.2
S
17
0.3
S
18
0.2
SSW
12
1
S
18
1.4
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.1
S
7
1
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
Energy kJ
481
443
322
568
85
60
23
58
13
635
208
160
134
111
48
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
7
1
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
1.2
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
7
1.8
S
7
Energy kJ
206
106
58
55
94
170
178
188
181
170
247
302
348
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
4
4
2
4
4
3
4
Distance (km)
39
41
2
2
2
2
27
41
41
163
163
212
163
212
23
197
163
242
134
27
2
2
2
23
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
2
4
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
8
6
9
5
5
6
5
6
6
5
5
6
9
5
5
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