Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (21 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 1AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
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 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tue 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 180 | 129 | 87 | 50 | 36 | 45 | 71 | 69 | 66 | 60 | 33 | 31 | 50 | 52 | 54 | 62 | 33 | 113 | 998 | 2802 | 2962 | 2214 | 1511 | 945 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:08PM1.64m | 10:38AM1.48m | 11:02PM1.57m | 11:33AM1.44m | 11:56PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:32AM0.03m | 4:50PM0.09m | 5:26AM0.08m | 5:44PM0.15m | 6:17AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — |
 | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | NNE 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 180 | 129 | 87 | 50 | 36 | 11 | 71 | 69 | 66 | 60 | 33 | 31 | 50 | 30 | 20 | 45 | 33 | 25 | 998 | 2802 | 2962 | 2214 | 1511 | 945 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 5 | SSW 15 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 14 | S 12 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 50 | 49 | 48 | 38 | 6 | 45 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 94 | 280 | — | — | — | 12 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | S 16 | NNE 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | S 10 | SE 14 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 19 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 113 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | NNE 5 | — | — | SW 2 | — | — | SSW 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 20 | — | 46 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 52 | 54 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 112 | 149 | 163 | 134 | 2 | 112 | 1 | 57 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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