
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (03 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 1AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (03 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
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 14°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sun 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
345 | 338 | 338 | 345 | 367 | 432 | 432 | 600 | 689 | 657 | 646 | 646 | 635 | 625 | 604 | 563 | 771 | 787 | 926 | 611 | 521 | 410 | 349 | 284 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:26PM1.43m | 7:45AM1.29m | 8:09PM1.42m | 8:28AM1.28m | 8:50PM1.41m | 9:11AM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:49AM0.28m | 1:56PM0.26m | 2:33AM0.27m | 2:39PM0.26m | 3:15AM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | |
4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 |
345 | 338 | 338 | 345 | 367 | 432 | 432 | 600 | 689 | 657 | 646 | 646 | 635 | 625 | 604 | 563 | 546 | 606 | 606 | 611 | 521 | 410 | 349 | 284 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 |
65 | 41 | 37 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | S 16 | SE 7 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 10 |
96 | 60 | 57 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 771 | 787 | 926 | 248 | 209 | 220 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
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