Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (20 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 12PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tue 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | S 14 | S 18 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 526 | 411 | 314 | 235 | 180 | 169 | 87 | 82 | 35 | 45 | 71 | 68 | 38 | 61 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 75 | 81 | 77 | 63 | 931 | 2691 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:41AM1.52m | 10:08PM1.64m | 10:38AM1.48m | 11:02PM1.57m | 11:33AM1.44m | 11:56PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:38AM0.00m | 3:54PM0.03m | 4:32AM0.03m | 4:50PM0.09m | 5:26AM0.08m | 5:44PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SE 6 | SE 5 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 526 | 411 | 314 | 235 | 180 | 169 | 87 | 82 | 35 | 14 | 71 | 68 | 38 | 61 | 34 | 4 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 8 | 77 | 45 | 931 | 2691 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NNE 5 | SSW 15 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 10 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 8 | S 14 | SE 5 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 59 | 57 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 38 | 9 | 45 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 63 | 31 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | S 16 | NE 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 9 | SE 14 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 9 | ENE 8 | E 14 |
| kJ | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | N 3 | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | WSW 2 | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | WSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | — | SE 5 | ESE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | 40 | 45 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 75 | 81 | — | 38 | 24 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 2 | 60 | 8 | 8 | 118 | 112 | 159 | 163 | 112 | 155 | 80 |
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