Cray Bay Surf Break

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Issued: 5 pm 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
14.0° 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 (12 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 12AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)--
Afternoon (12 Jun)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (12 Jun)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
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)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1488
1177
1000
872
729
515
444
359
291
223
169
166
126
113
90
106
108
123
176
176
173
173
137
137
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
0
NNW
5
ESE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:38PM1.39m
2:00AM1.43m
2:33PM1.47m
2:57AM1.47m
3:30PM1.55m
3:55AM1.51m
Low Tide
7:49PM0.22m
8:17AM0.15m
8:46PM0.17m
9:12AM0.10m
9:46PM0.12m
10:08AM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:31
<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
9
9
9
9
9
11
12
11
10
10
10
10
9
11
13
13
12
13
13
13
12
15
Feels °C
9
9
7
7
6
6
6
10
10
8
8
8
8
8
7
9
11
10
9
10
10
11
10
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
Energy kJ
1488
1177
1000
872
729
515
444
359
291
223
169
166
126
113
90
106
108
123
176
176
173
173
137
137
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
S
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSW
14
0.1
S
18
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
S
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
Energy kJ
91
58
53
21
95
19
41
6
8
8
8
5
5
15
18
8
32
46
30
27
25
24
24
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
18
0.1
SW
13
0.2
SSW
14
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.1
S
20
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
12
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
S
13
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
31
7
18
25
39
8
32
31
6
5
5
5
3
10
9
14
7
7
3
3
7
7
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
4
0.4
SW
3
0.3
N
2
Energy kJ
4
6
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
8
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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