Cray Bay Surf Break

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Issued: 11 pm 13 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
13.8° 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 (14 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 3AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jun)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (14 Jun)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (14 Jun)2ft (0.6m)10s

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 Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.8
S
10
1.3
SSW
7
1.2
S
7
0.9
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
209
176
176
173
137
137
132
79
65
48
66
72
99
94
89
84
82
79
72
47
117
157
124
62
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
W
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:55AM1.51m
4:27PM1.63m
4:53AM1.55m
5:25PM1.69m
5:51AM1.57m
Low Tide
9:46PM0.12m
10:08AM0.06m
10:45PM0.07m
11:06AM0.02m
11:45PM0.03m
12:04PM-0.02m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
15
17
18
17
15
15
14
14
14
17
18
16
14
13
11
11
10
12
12
12
Feels °C
10
10
11
12
12
14
15
15
12
12
11
11
11
15
15
13
11
10
9
10
9
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.8
S
10
1
S
7
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
Energy kJ
209
176
176
173
137
137
132
79
65
48
66
72
99
94
89
84
82
79
72
47
117
88
81
62
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
11
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
11
Energy kJ
29
27
25
24
24
23
46
38
24
24
29
23
23
27
39
23
22
21
19
25
18
17
16
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.3
S
16
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
10
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
S
15
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
Energy kJ
3
7
7
7
7
7
42
34
29
28
28
27
15
4
4
4
4
11
11
11
10
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.4
N
4
0.3
NW
2
0.2
N
4
0.2
WSW
3
0.7
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
7
1.2
S
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
34
157
124
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
63
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
1
1
1
4
2
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
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