Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 2PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 232 | 174 | 157 | 156 | 106 | 73 | 162 | 162 | 222 | 198 | 183 | 109 | 207 | 207 | 390 | 606 | 1009 | 1169 | 1143 | 1567 | 1327 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:20PM1.35m | 3:40AM1.26m | 4:07PM1.37m | 4:27AM1.27m | 4:53PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01AM0.32m | 9:36PM0.34m | 9:48AM0.30m | 10:24PM0.32m | 10:35AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 |
| kJ | 232 | 174 | 157 | 156 | 106 | 73 | 68 | 44 | 222 | 198 | 183 | 109 | 207 | 207 | 390 | 606 | 1009 | 1169 | 1143 | 1567 | 1327 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 34 | 33 | 47 | 81 | 76 | 41 | 162 | 162 | 42 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 67 | 120 | 120 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 18 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | WSW 4 | S 18 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 58 | 15 | 16 | 33 | 33 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 13 | 12 | 12 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | WSW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 40 | — | — | — | — | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 63 | 149 | 2 | 60 | 82 |
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