Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (24 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 1AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
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 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 663 | 518 | 417 | 335 | 306 | 233 | 229 | 181 | 211 | 343 | 740 | 973 | 1131 | 1546 | 1455 | 690 | 561 | 1045 | 1897 | 1928 | 2314 | 3531 | 1408 | 900 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:28PM1.40m | 00:48AM1.42m | 1:20PM1.37m | 1:39AM1.37m | 2:10PM1.36m | 2:28AM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:38PM0.21m | 7:07AM0.18m | 7:30PM0.26m | 7:55AM0.23m | 8:21PM0.30m | 8:41AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — |
 | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 663 | 518 | 417 | 335 | 306 | 233 | 229 | 181 | 125 | 125 | 93 | 63 | 62 | 834 | 840 | 690 | 561 | 385 | 322 | 365 | 312 | 2366 | 1408 | 900 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 39 | 34 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 363 | 454 | 550 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 9 | 24 | 49 | 72 | 98 | 128 | 167 | 211 | 343 | 740 | 973 | 1131 | 1546 | 1455 | 99 | 167 | 1045 | 1897 | 1928 | 2314 | 3531 | — | 843 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 82 | 234 | 222 | 227 | 197 | 197 | 27 | 0 | 118 | 215 | 163 | 215 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 41 | 41 |
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