Cray Bay Surf Break

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Issued: 5 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
13.4° 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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 11AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (23 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (23 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the S by Thu night).

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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)
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
17
1.9
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
1.4
ENE
6
1.9
ENE
7
2.4
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
9
3.5
NE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2.1
S
7
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
3
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2441
1794
1314
932
663
518
417
335
306
233
229
181
150
342
705
899
1118
1858
1012
672
433
1165
1134
1165
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
40
NE
45
NE
45
NE
35
NNE
10
NNW
5
W
45
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
45
S
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:28PM1.40m
00:48AM1.42m
1:20PM1.37m
1:39AM1.37m
2:10PM1.36m
Low Tide
6:17AM0.13m
6:38PM0.21m
7:07AM0.18m
7:30PM0.26m
7:55AM0.23m
8:21PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light 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
4:53
4:54
4:54
 mm
1
2
5
2
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
10
9
9
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
11
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
8
7
7
8
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
9
8
7
6
6
8
12
14
2
0
1
1
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
17
1.9
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.5
S
13
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
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
Energy kJ
2441
1794
1314
932
663
518
417
335
306
233
229
181
92
123
93
63
63
1032
1012
672
433
322
280
222
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
13
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.5
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
6
6
3
6
2
3
3
59
17
66
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
4
0.7
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.9
ENE
7
2.4
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
9
3.5
NE
9
0.9
SSW
4
2.1
S
7
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
3
S
9
Energy kJ
10
6
6
22
39
61
77
109
106
150
342
705
899
1118
1858
25
384
1165
1134
1165
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
4
4
3
1
1
1
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
57
60
60
60
60
82
82
222
197
197
55
0
0
112
41
41
170
198
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
4
4
3
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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