Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (04 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 12AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 3 | Thursday 4 | Friday 5 | Sat 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 8 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
305 | 264 | 201 | 201 | 161 | 72 | 113 | 86 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 38 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 52 | 54 | 99 | 132 | 545 | 230 | 237 | 166 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:55PM1.43m | 8:16AM1.30m | 8:38PM1.42m | 8:58AM1.28m | 9:20PM1.40m | 9:41AM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:18AM0.28m | 2:27PM0.28m | 3:02AM0.29m | 3:09PM0.29m | 3:45AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | |
4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 8 | S 9 | E 9 | S 9 | E 10 | S 13 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
305 | 264 | 201 | 201 | 161 | 72 | 113 | 86 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 18 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 248 | 230 | 237 | 166 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 10 | NE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | S 9 | E 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 |
32 | 31 | 34 | 28 | 19 | 46 | 45 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 16 | 38 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 15 | — | — | SSW 10 | S 12 | SSW 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 8 | E 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | E 12 | S 9 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 |
8 | — | — | 10 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 46 | 52 | 50 | 34 | 49 | 52 | 54 | 99 | 132 | 545 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 80 | 80 | 61 | 60 | 55 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
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