Cray Bay Surf Break

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Issued: 5 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
13.6° 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 (18 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 10PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)--
Afternoon (18 Jun)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (18 Jun)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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)
0
2
1
1
1
0
2
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
14
0.9
S
11
1
S
11
1.5
SSW
11
0.9
S
15
1.4
S
17
1.8
S
17
1.8
S
17
1.6
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.3
S
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
549
436
191
248
540
357
1129
1901
1879
1334
947
598
442
411
314
235
180
169
87
82
43
44
42
41
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
ENE
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
N
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:16PM1.74m
8:44AM1.56m
9:12PM1.70m
9:41AM1.52m
10:08PM1.64m
10:38AM1.48m
Low Tide
2:41AM-0.02m
2:58PM-0.01m
3:38AM0.00m
3:54PM0.03m
4:32AM0.03m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:53
 mm
Temp °C
14
12
12
12
11
11
13
14
14
12
11
11
11
11
12
15
17
16
15
15
15
16
17
20
Feels °C
11
11
10
9
7
8
11
13
12
10
9
9
8
8
9
13
15
15
13
13
12
13
15
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
14
0.9
S
11
1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.4
S
17
1.8
S
17
1.8
S
17
1.6
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
S
10
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
Energy kJ
549
436
191
248
295
298
1129
1901
1879
1334
947
598
442
411
314
235
180
169
87
82
35
33
7
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.9
S
15
0.8
SSE
5
0.1
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
13
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
5
5
163
163
219
357
39
5
19
27
36
44
59
57
53
51
50
49
48
47
17
16
42
41
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
12
0.1
E
19
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
18
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
ESE
16
0.2
ESE
16
0.2
ESE
16
0.2
ESE
16
0.2
ESE
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
Energy kJ
3
5
5
4
5
5
5
7
13
12
12
3
1
27
26
26
25
24
21
21
43
44
16
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
11
0.4
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
Energy kJ
540
8
20
31
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
9
9
9
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
4
9
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