Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 4PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 6 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 120 | 98 | 113 | 86 | 86 | 288 | 304 | 290 | 287 | 278 | 224 | 179 | 179 | 195 | 205 | 202 | 167 | 179 | 159 | 153 | 126 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:57AM1.44m | 10:20PM1.37m | 10:44AM1.41m | 11:06PM1.33m | 11:30AM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:16PM0.23m | 4:33AM0.25m | 5:03PM0.27m | 5:19AM0.29m | 5:49PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 120 | 98 | 113 | 86 | 86 | 288 | 304 | 290 | 287 | 278 | 224 | 179 | 179 | 195 | 205 | 202 | 118 | 101 | 85 | 53 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | ESE 15 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 24 | 49 | 37 | 23 | 28 | 137 | 128 | 126 | 123 | 126 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 46 | 50 | 45 | 75 | 118 | 179 | 159 | 153 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | W 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 16 | 65 | 106 | 167 | — | — | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 80 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 |
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