
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (26 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- 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 4PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Mon 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1015 | 846 | 802 | 1800 | 1827 | 1890 | 1795 | 1555 | 1405 | 1271 | 1046 | 902 | 882 | 884 | 1060 | 1060 | 900 | 816 | 722 | 592 | 524 | 535 | 468 | 496 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross | 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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:58PM1.36m | 3:16AM1.30m | 3:44PM1.37m | 4:02AM1.30m | 4:29PM1.38m | 4:48AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41AM0.26m | 9:10PM0.32m | 9:26AM0.29m | 9:57PM0.33m | 10:11AM0.29m | 10:44PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | |
— | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | |
mm | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 |
1015 | 846 | 802 | 1258 | 1827 | 1890 | 1795 | 1555 | 1405 | 1271 | 1046 | 902 | 882 | 884 | 1060 | 1060 | 900 | 816 | 722 | 592 | 524 | 535 | 468 | 496 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 7 |
454 | 586 | 694 | 545 | 514 | 416 | 332 | 262 | 235 | 161 | 321 | 197 | 138 | 100 | 100 | 86 | 103 | 77 | 352 | 261 | 179 | 125 | 110 | 152 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | SSW 18 | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 251 | — | 404 | 481 | 438 | 322 | 318 | 465 | 401 | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | S 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
— | — | — | 1800 | — | — | — | — | 422 | 209 | 195 | 239 | — | — | — | 138 | 164 | 124 | 88 | 148 | 209 | 196 | 171 | 222 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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