Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (06 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 6AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
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 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 158 | 216 | 448 | 460 | 152 | 123 | 70 | 60 | 46 | 44 | 40 | 48 | 61 | 91 | 86 | 73 | 107 | 133 | 164 | 170 | 104 | 79 | 66 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:20PM1.40m | 9:41AM1.26m | 10:02PM1.38m | 10:24AM1.25m | 10:44PM1.37m | 11:08AM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45AM0.29m | 3:51PM0.30m | 4:27AM0.29m | 4:33PM0.30m | 5:09AM0.28m | 5:17PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 13 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | S 7 | NE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 232 | 231 | 152 | 123 | 70 | 60 | 25 | 20 | 27 | 24 | 11 | 43 | 86 | 73 | 107 | 133 | 164 | 170 | 104 | 79 | 60 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 7 | SSW 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | S 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 46 | 44 | 40 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 66 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 18 | E 18 | S 9 | E 16 | S 12 | SE 16 | E 9 | S 11 | NE 9 | S 3 | S 7 | SSW 11 | NE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | S 17 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 23 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 52 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | NNW 2 | — | NNE 3 | — |
| kJ | 158 | 216 | 448 | 460 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 48 | 61 | 91 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 80 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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