Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (19 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 6PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (19 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (19 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
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 Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Mon 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1129 | 1901 | 1879 | 1334 | 947 | 701 | 526 | 411 | 314 | 235 | 180 | 169 | 118 | 82 | 54 | 44 | 42 | 70 | 39 | 61 | 33 | 51 | 29 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:44AM1.56m | 9:12PM1.70m | 9:41AM1.52m | 10:08PM1.64m | 10:38AM1.48m | 11:02PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:58PM-0.01m | 3:38AM0.00m | 3:54PM0.03m | 4:32AM0.03m | 4:50PM0.09m | 5:26AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 |
 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | 4:53 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 1129 | 1901 | 1879 | 1334 | 947 | 701 | 526 | 411 | 314 | 235 | 180 | 169 | 118 | 82 | 54 | 7 | 6 | 70 | 39 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 | NE 5 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 74 | 5 | 19 | 27 | 36 | 44 | 59 | 57 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 42 | 4 | 8 | 61 | 33 | 51 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | E 19 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | S 16 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | SSW 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 5 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 44 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | SSW 4 | — | NE 4 | — | — | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 29 | 33 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
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