Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (25 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 6AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 2.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 622 | 878 | 1022 | 1455 | 1915 | 833 | 660 | 816 | 1468 | 1774 | 2393 | 2964 | 3301 | 1242 | 1056 | 1158 | 1637 | 1639 | 1377 | 1247 | 1168 | 1146 | 1130 | 989 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:39AM1.37m | 2:10PM1.36m | 2:28AM1.33m | 2:58PM1.36m | 3:16AM1.30m | 3:44PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30PM0.26m | 7:55AM0.23m | 8:21PM0.30m | 8:41AM0.26m | 9:10PM0.32m | 9:26AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 93 | 63 | 63 | 840 | 898 | 833 | 660 | 517 | 408 | 289 | 478 | 510 | 2067 | 1242 | 1056 | 1102 | 1637 | 1639 | 1377 | 1247 | 1168 | 1146 | 1130 | 989 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | — | ENE 12 | — | — | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 18 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 66 | 40 | 18 | 17 | — | — | 115 | — | — | 473 | 653 | 873 | 1158 | 835 | 646 | 458 | 434 | 400 | 264 | 169 | 314 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 19 | S 18 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 111 | 231 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 13 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | — | — | SSW 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 622 | 878 | 1022 | 1455 | 1915 | 331 | 165 | 816 | 1468 | 1774 | 2393 | 2964 | 3301 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 833 | — | — | 311 | 187 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 234 | 82 | 195 | 27 | 0 | 110 | 198 | 41 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 207 | 207 | 2 | 41 | 110 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 41 | 41 | 198 |
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