Cray Bay Surf Break

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Issued: 11 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
13.5° 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 (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 3PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (20 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (20 Jun)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
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
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
11
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
1
S
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
0.4
S
19
1.2
S
19
2
S
18
2.1
S
17
2
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
314
235
180
129
87
50
35
45
71
69
39
61
33
31
49
46
98
90
93
113
1009
2633
2564
2038
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
SSW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:41AM1.52m
10:08PM1.64m
10:38AM1.48m
11:02PM1.57m
11:33AM1.44m
11:56PM1.49m
Low Tide
3:54PM0.03m
4:32AM0.03m
4:50PM0.09m
5:26AM0.08m
5:44PM0.15m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<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>
4:52
4:53
4:53
4:53
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
14
17
16
15
16
17
16
16
16
17
15
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
Feels °C
8
11
15
14
12
14
14
14
15
13
16
14
13
12
10
10
8
8
9
8
8
8
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
11
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
5
1.2
S
19
2
S
18
2.1
S
17
2
S
16
Energy kJ
314
235
180
129
87
50
35
11
71
69
39
61
33
31
49
30
29
15
58
42
1009
2633
2564
2038
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
NE
5
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.2
E
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
SSW
9
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
Energy kJ
53
51
50
49
48
38
6
45
7
4
4
6
8
8
7
7
7
8
16
14
30
20
25
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
16
0.2
ESE
16
0.2
ESE
16
0.2
ESE
16
0.2
S
16
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
NE
5
0.2
E
8
0.2
S
10
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
14
0.2
S
11
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
SSW
9
0.4
S
19
0.7
S
12
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
26
26
25
24
21
4
18
17
16
18
8
3
6
8
2
7
9
7
8
113
139
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
0.2
SSW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
1
S
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
0.8
E
5
Energy kJ
3
3
18
42
1
2
2
46
98
90
93
28
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
5
4
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
2
2
8
0
60
8
2
118
63
87
111
110
80
82
60
55
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
6
5
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
6
8
8
7
6
8
6
6
5
5
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