Cray Bay Surf Break

Cray Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.84° S 177.00° E

Issued: 5 pm 26 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 (26 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 9PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)--
Afternoon (26 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (26 Jun)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Fri
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
4
5
3
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
10
2.5
E
10
3
E
10
3.5
E
11
3
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.4
E
10
2.3
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
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
802
1258
1837
2447
1802
1688
1538
1386
1247
1102
987
968
968
968
882
800
724
663
592
603
535
535
461
450
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
ESE
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
SSW
25
S
15
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
S
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
30
S
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
Wind State
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
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
2:58PM1.36m
3:16AM1.30m
3:44PM1.37m
4:02AM1.30m
4:29PM1.38m
4:48AM1.30m
Low Tide
9:10PM0.32m
9:26AM0.29m
9:57PM0.33m
10:11AM0.29m
10:44PM0.32m
10:57AM0.29m
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:54
4:55
4:55
 mm
2
2
1
1
3
3
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
10
11
12
Feels °C
10
10
13
12
12
10
11
10
11
11
12
12
10
10
10
8
6
5
5
5
5
6
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
10
1.5
S
11
3
E
10
3
E
11
3
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.4
E
10
2.3
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
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
Energy kJ
802
533
1837
1897
1802
1688
1538
1386
1247
1102
987
968
968
968
882
800
724
663
592
603
535
535
461
450
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
0.7
S
18
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.9
S
17
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
1.3
SSE
6
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
11
Energy kJ
683
449
416
332
262
198
185
321
127
102
85
86
70
476
406
357
261
181
125
110
143
70
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
18
0.5
S
18
1.1
SSW
18
0.8
S
18
0.9
S
17
0.9
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.4
ENE
12
0.5
S
12
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
57
161
737
404
481
438
322
318
68
66
58
73
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
10
3.5
E
11
1.5
S
10
1.3
SSW
9
1.2
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.9
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.6
S
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
7
Energy kJ
1258
2447
423
295
181
115
109
58
63
194
184
165
213
149
206
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
1
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
3
1
1
2
2
1
1
3
Distance (km)
215
2
2
207
41
2
0
2
23
39
112
23
23
23
27
23
39
163
163
197
41
163
197
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
3
4
3
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
6
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