Cray Bay Surf Break

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Issued: 11 am 15 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
13.6° 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 (15 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 3PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jun)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (15 Jun)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (15 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 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
6
1.3
S
6
1
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.9
SSW
10
0.7
S
11
1.5
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
8
1.2
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
94
89
84
82
79
50
47
100
107
98
118
78
49
116
89
104
146
157
110
245
131
135
201
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
0
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:25PM1.69m
5:51AM1.57m
6:22PM1.73m
6:49AM1.59m
7:19PM1.75m
Low Tide
11:06AM0.02m
11:45PM0.03m
12:04PM-0.02m
00:45AM-0.00m
1:03PM-0.03m
1:43AM-0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
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
4:52
 mm
3
2
Temp °C
14
16
18
16
14
13
12
10
11
10
9
10
9
8
7
8
10
14
15
12
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
11
13
15
14
11
10
9
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
4
4
8
9
11
8
7
8
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.9
S
6
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
11
1.1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
14
0.7
S
11
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
8
1.2
S
8
Energy kJ
99
94
89
84
82
79
50
47
65
17
13
83
56
49
116
89
92
92
144
110
159
131
135
201
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
S
10
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
S
14
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.6
S
14
Energy kJ
14
27
24
23
22
21
30
24
18
11
10
11
10
18
40
68
104
146
14
65
123
116
64
132
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
10
0.1
E
15
0.1
NE
4
0.3
SE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
S
16
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
NE
10
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
S
15
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
27
15
5
1
19
11
18
17
17
4
16
20
15
15
14
14
4
13
13
13
68
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
3
0.4
SW
2
0.4
SSW
4
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
6
1.3
S
6
1
S
6
0.4
NW
3
0.3
WSW
4
0.9
SSW
10
1
S
7
1.5
S
7
Energy kJ
3
2
6
100
107
98
118
78
2
3
157
103
245
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
8
23
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
8
2
142
8
2
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
4
2
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
5
5
8
7
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
5
8
7
5
4
5
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