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 am 04 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
14.4° C

Normal 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.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (04 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 1PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jun)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (04 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sun
7
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.9
NE
7
2.1
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.5
NE
10
0.6
NE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.4
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
161
72
113
86
82
80
61
69
26
11
10
58
54
60
112
325
611
423
148
128
44
71
58
44
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:16AM1.30m
8:38PM1.42m
8:58AM1.28m
9:20PM1.40m
9:41AM1.26m
10:02PM1.38m
Low Tide
2:18AM0.28m
2:27PM0.28m
3:02AM0.29m
3:09PM0.29m
3:45AM0.29m
3:51PM0.30m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
—
7:24
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:26
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:26
—
—
—
—
—
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
—
4:53
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4:53
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4:53
—
—
4:52
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
11
10
10
14
15
15
15
16
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
14
15
17
18
15
13
12
Feels °C
9
7
8
11
12
12
12
13
14
14
15
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
14
15
12
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.5
NE
5
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
1.2
NE
6
1.4
NE
8
1.2
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.5
NE
10
0.6
NE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
NE
7
Energy kJ
161
72
113
86
82
80
61
69
13
11
10
6
6
8
8
123
288
221
148
128
44
71
58
27
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
10
0.5
NE
10
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
10
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
S
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
9
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
15
0.4
NE
5
0.3
S
13
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
Energy kJ
19
46
45
37
35
34
16
16
26
11
6
6
7
2
6
3
3
13
14
17
9
31
46
44
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
12
0.3
SSW
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
12
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
10
0.2
E
9
0.1
SW
13
0.2
S
9
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
SE
16
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
11
0.1
SE
15
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
26
18
3
3
3
3
6
3
15
7
6
7
6
6
2
1
1
1
10
3
15
21
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
0.5
NNE
4
—
0.7
N
4
0.9
NNE
5
0.3
NNE
2
0.6
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.9
NE
7
2.1
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
—
—
—
—
0.1
SW
4
—
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
7
—
14
39
1
21
31
58
54
60
112
325
611
423
—
—
—
—
1
—
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(10 max)
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