
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 10AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
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 Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 10 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
148 | 246 | 595 | 196 | 549 | 182 | 191 | 248 | 295 | 357 | 1474 | 1702 | 1682 | 1334 | 952 | 598 | 436 | 340 | 251 | 235 | 180 | 127 | 85 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:47AM1.58m | 8:16PM1.74m | 8:44AM1.56m | 9:12PM1.70m | 9:41AM1.52m | 10:08PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:43AM-0.02m | 2:00PM-0.03m | 2:41AM-0.02m | 2:58PM-0.01m | 3:38AM0.00m | 3:54PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | |
— | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:53 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 10 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 10 |
117 | 136 | 595 | 196 | 549 | 182 | 191 | 248 | 295 | 248 | 1474 | 1702 | 1682 | 1334 | 952 | 598 | 436 | 340 | 251 | 235 | 180 | 127 | 85 | 64 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | SE 11 | S 14 | SE 11 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | S 10 |
148 | 246 | 5 | 189 | 5 | 179 | 163 | 163 | 219 | 357 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 27 | 36 | 44 | 59 | 57 | 54 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 65 | 49 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SE 12 | NE 6 | SE 11 | NE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 19 | E 19 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | ESE 17 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | S 17 | S 16 |
39 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 45 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | — | NNE 5 | — | — | NNE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 19 | — | — | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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