Cray Bay Surf Break

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Issued: 5 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
13.3° 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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 1AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (24 Jun)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (24 Jun)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.5
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
9
3.5
NE
9
3
NE
9
2.1
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
2.5
S
8
3
S
10
3
S
10
3.5
S
10
4
SSW
10
2.5
S
10
2.1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
663
518
417
335
306
233
229
181
211
343
740
973
1131
1546
1455
690
561
1045
1897
1928
2314
3531
1408
900
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
30
NE
15
NNE
10
WSW
40
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:28PM1.40m
00:48AM1.42m
1:20PM1.37m
1:39AM1.37m
2:10PM1.36m
2:28AM1.33m
Low Tide
6:38PM0.21m
7:07AM0.18m
7:30PM0.26m
7:55AM0.23m
8:21PM0.30m
8:41AM0.26m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
<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>
4:53
4:53
4:54
4:54
 mm
1
3
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
Feels °C
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
6
6
8
10
12
3
0
0
0
0
0
-1
0
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSW
14
2.4
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
3.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.1
S
10
Energy kJ
663
518
417
335
306
233
229
181
125
125
93
63
62
834
840
690
561
385
322
365
312
2366
1408
900
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
13
0.3
S
10
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.7
E
10
Energy kJ
6
6
2
3
17
39
34
20
363
454
550
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
3
3
3
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.7
NE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1.1
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.5
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
9
3.5
NE
9
3
NE
9
0.5
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
6
2.5
S
8
3
S
10
3
S
10
3.5
S
10
4
SSW
10
2.1
E
10
Energy kJ
3
9
24
49
72
98
128
167
211
343
740
973
1131
1546
1455
99
167
1045
1897
1928
2314
3531
843
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
4
4
3
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
Distance (km)
0
60
60
60
60
60
60
82
234
222
227
197
197
27
0
118
215
163
215
212
212
212
41
41
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
4
4
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
8
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
8
4
4
5
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