Cray Bay Surf Break

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Issued: 5 am 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
13.2° C

1.0°C colder than average 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.


How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 2PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (28 Jun)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (28 Jun)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
3
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
0.9
S
18
1.4
S
18
1.6
S
17
1.7
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.6
S
17
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
15
1.4
S
15
1.4
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
882
968
884
802
724
724
663
627
651
651
689
567
492
426
520
1204
1468
1524
928
1389
1258
1051
869
812
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
5
NW
Wind State
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:02AM1.30m
4:29PM1.38m
4:48AM1.30m
5:13PM1.40m
5:33AM1.30m
5:58PM1.42m
Low Tide
10:11AM0.29m
10:44PM0.32m
10:57AM0.29m
11:31PM0.31m
11:42AM0.28m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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<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>
4:55
4:55
4:57
4:57
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
10
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
11
11
10
10
10
9
6
4
3
5
7
7
4
4
5
6
6
7
8
8
10
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
9
2
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
Energy kJ
882
968
884
802
724
724
663
627
651
651
689
567
492
426
417
450
672
549
528
521
451
459
479
480
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
17
1
S
16
0.9
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
1
SE
7
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.5
S
18
0.9
S
18
1.4
S
18
1.6
S
17
1.7
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.6
S
17
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
15
1.4
S
15
1.4
S
14
Energy kJ
103
88
481
501
357
264
181
125
77
73
85
61
39
168
520
1204
1468
1524
928
1389
1258
1051
869
812
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
16
0.9
S
19
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.5
S
12
0.2
SSW
17
0.3
S
18
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
S
10
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
0.3
S
9
1
S
19
Energy kJ
322
568
85
61
70
30
57
35
18
157
124
15
715
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
1
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.6
SSE
6
0.9
S
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.2
S
7
Energy kJ
58
43
64
173
188
200
62
133
139
181
168
142
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
2
4
2
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
3
Distance (km)
2
2
2
39
41
39
163
207
209
212
23
215
215
215
234
41
2
2
2
23
55
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
2
2
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
9
8
8
6
6
9
5
5
9
6
9
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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