
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 1PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
427 | 342 | 273 | 146 | 143 | 125 | 85 | 63 | 68 | 73 | 70 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:57AM1.40m | 00:17AM1.38m | 12:47PM1.38m | 1:06AM1.33m | 1:35PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:46AM0.16m | 6:09PM0.23m | 6:33AM0.22m | 6:59PM0.28m | 7:19AM0.26m | 7:48PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 8 |
427 | 342 | 273 | 146 | 143 | 94 | 85 | 63 | 68 | 73 | 70 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 9 |
46 | 45 | 44 | 75 | 77 | 125 | 85 | 57 | 56 | 33 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | ENE 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | E 10 | NE 9 | ESE 11 |
— | — | — | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 11 | 27 | 33 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 12 | 39 | 42 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 8 | 110 | 110 | 118 | 110 | 63 | 142 | 98 | 98 |
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