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 2AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 19). 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 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 952 | 701 | 526 | 411 | 314 | 235 | 180 | 169 | 87 | 82 | 35 | 45 | 67 | 69 | 39 | 61 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 35 | 161 | 159 | 83 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:12PM1.70m | 9:41AM1.52m | 10:08PM1.64m | 10:38AM1.48m | 11:02PM1.57m | 11:33AM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 952 | 701 | 526 | 411 | 314 | 235 | 180 | 169 | 87 | 82 | 35 | 14 | 10 | 69 | 39 | 61 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 40 | 16 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 5 | ENE 9 | S 15 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 15 | S 6 |
| kJ | 36 | 44 | 59 | 57 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 38 | 8 | 16 | 67 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 18 | SE 18 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | S 16 | NE 4 | ENE 9 | SSW 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | S 10 | NE 5 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 12 | S 14 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 17 | 45 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 63 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | NNE 4 | — | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | SSW 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 18 | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 35 | 161 | 159 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 119 | 118 | 112 | 111 |
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