Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (12 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 12AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
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 15°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1488 | 1177 | 1000 | 872 | 729 | 515 | 444 | 359 | 291 | 223 | 169 | 166 | 126 | 113 | 90 | 106 | 108 | 123 | 176 | 176 | 173 | 173 | 137 | 137 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:38PM1.39m | 2:00AM1.43m | 2:33PM1.47m | 2:57AM1.47m | 3:30PM1.55m | 3:55AM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:49PM0.22m | 8:17AM0.15m | 8:46PM0.17m | 9:12AM0.10m | 9:46PM0.12m | 10:08AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
 | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 1488 | 1177 | 1000 | 872 | 729 | 515 | 444 | 359 | 291 | 223 | 169 | 166 | 126 | 113 | 90 | 106 | 108 | 123 | 176 | 176 | 173 | 173 | 137 | 137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 14 | S 18 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 14 | SSE 13 | ESE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 91 | 58 | 53 | 21 | 95 | 19 | 41 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 32 | 46 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | S 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 31 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 39 | 8 | 32 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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