Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (17 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 12AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
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 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 15 | S 10 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 8 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 79 | 35 | 34 | 29 | 40 | 92 | 104 | 146 | 850 | 141 | 149 | 151 | 127 | 195 | 272 | 267 | 526 | 417 | 202 | 198 | 216 | 362 | 1056 | 1952 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:22PM1.73m | 6:49AM1.59m | 7:19PM1.75m | 7:47AM1.58m | 8:16PM1.74m | 8:44AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:45AM-0.00m | 1:03PM-0.03m | 1:43AM-0.02m | 2:00PM-0.03m | 2:41AM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
 | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 49 | 35 | 34 | 29 | 37 | 92 | 96 | 92 | 92 | 141 | 65 | 79 | 127 | 130 | 272 | 267 | 526 | 417 | 202 | 198 | 198 | 248 | 1056 | 1952 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 13 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 32 | 68 | 104 | 146 | 144 | 96 | 149 | 151 | 103 | 195 | 136 | 189 | 5 | 5 | 113 | 161 | 216 | 362 | 191 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 11 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 9 | NE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 19 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | WSW 4 | SSW 14 | S 4 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 79 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 850 | 8 | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 149 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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