Cray Bay Surf Break

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Issued: 11 am 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
13.4° 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 (27 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 7PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jun)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (27 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (27 Jun)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, fresh winds from the S by Sun night).

Sat
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
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)
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
11
2.4
E
11
2.3
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1
S
18
1.4
S
18
1.6
S
17
1.7
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1538
1271
1146
1009
968
970
970
968
968
884
802
656
592
627
639
651
639
578
432
426
614
1183
1439
1605
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
35
S
30
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:44PM1.37m
4:02AM1.30m
4:29PM1.38m
4:48AM1.30m
5:13PM1.40m
5:33AM1.30m
Low Tide
9:26AM0.29m
9:57PM0.33m
10:11AM0.29m
10:44PM0.32m
10:57AM0.29m
11:31PM0.31m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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>
4:54
4:55
4:55
4:57
 mm
3
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
10
10
11
10
11
Feels °C
13
12
11
12
12
12
12
10
10
9
9
6
4
5
5
5
6
7
4
4
5
6
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
11
2.4
E
11
2.3
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
SSE
7
1.4
E
9
1.6
S
17
1.7
S
17
Energy kJ
1538
1271
1146
1009
968
970
970
968
968
884
802
656
592
627
639
651
639
578
432
426
232
341
1439
1605
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
9
1.2
S
9
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
17
0.9
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.9
S
19
0.9
S
17
1
S
16
0.9
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.5
S
18
1.5
E
10
1.4
SSE
7
1.5
E
9
1.6
E
9
Energy kJ
198
214
133
98
481
438
322
568
481
501
357
264
179
125
110
73
70
40
24
161
400
188
383
450
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
18
0.5
S
18
0.7
S
18
0.8
S
18
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
SSW
11
1
S
18
1.4
S
18
1.2
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
Energy kJ
57
161
321
404
89
69
65
64
48
47
30
58
24
614
1183
156
136
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
8
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
S
7
1.1
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
Energy kJ
205
89
82
58
77
146
151
160
214
181
181
214
262
335
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
4
4
2
4
4
Distance (km)
2
2
27
2
2
2
2
2
27
39
41
163
163
207
197
212
23
215
163
242
134
27
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
6
5
6
9
6
6
6
5
5
7
9
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