Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 5PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 488 | 1664 | 1936 | 3360 | 4389 | 4981 | 4772 | 4048 | 5436 | 4071 | 5609 | 4547 | 1809 | 3068 | 2517 | 513 | 616 | 733 | 597 | 386 | 291 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:43AM1.47m | 10:05PM1.47m | 10:32AM1.44m | 10:54PM1.41m | 11:21AM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58PM0.15m | 4:23AM0.15m | 4:48PM0.20m | 5:10AM0.21m | 5:37PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ENE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 351 | 22 | 196 | — | — | — | — | — | 3303 | 2138 | 1732 | 2424 | 1809 | 1279 | 943 | 311 | 356 | 454 | 443 | 386 | 291 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 586 | 626 | 573 | 562 | 503 | 408 | 268 | 99 | 78 | 82 | 96 | 88 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 199 | 70 | — | — | 350 | 209 | 81 | 51 | 55 | 93 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 488 | 1664 | 1936 | 3360 | 4389 | 4981 | 4772 | 4048 | 5436 | 4071 | 5609 | 4547 | — | 3068 | 2517 | 513 | 616 | 733 | 597 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 257 | 257 | 243 | 257 | 261 | 274 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 134 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 134 | 2 | 2 |
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