Cray Bay Surf Break

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Issued: 11 am 30 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 (30 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 6PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)19s
Afternoon (30 Jun)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (30 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Fri
3
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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)
1.7
S
19
1.6
S
17
1.5
S
16
1.4
S
15
1.4
S
15
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1988
1405
1106
916
858
701
659
522
499
470
434
369
392
515
515
432
416
416
345
338
345
352
367
372
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
0
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
10
NNE
5
N
5
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:58PM1.42m
6:17AM1.31m
6:42PM1.42m
7:02AM1.30m
7:26PM1.43m
Low Tide
11:42AM0.28m
00:18AM0.30m
12:28PM0.27m
1:04AM0.29m
1:12PM0.26m
1:49AM0.28m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<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>
4:57
4:57
4:57
4:58
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
10
11
10
9
8
Feels °C
7
8
9
9
10
8
8
8
8
10
9
10
8
8
8
7
7
8
7
8
9
7
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
19
1.6
S
17
1.5
E
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
11
Energy kJ
1988
1405
388
461
469
479
417
422
363
363
363
369
392
515
515
432
416
416
345
338
345
352
367
372
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
S
16
1.4
S
15
1.4
S
15
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
Energy kJ
440
388
1106
916
858
701
659
522
499
470
434
347
146
143
143
100
98
68
67
40
37
23
22
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
61
71
51
2
198
155
157
153
106
101
96
60
57
33
34
36
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
23
41
39
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
80
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
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