Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 3PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2610 | 1693 | 1384 | 1522 | 1254 | 874 | 951 | 782 | 703 | 584 | 551 | 433 | 385 | 340 | 340 | 274 | 237 | 199 | 184 | 184 | 175 | 175 | 164 | 121 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:13PM1.45m | 1:36AM1.45m | 2:10PM1.52m | 2:35AM1.47m | 3:08PM1.58m | 3:34AM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:59AM0.16m | 7:28PM0.19m | 7:52AM0.13m | 8:26PM0.16m | 8:48AM0.09m | 9:26PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 |
 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 53 | 1693 | 1384 | 1522 | 1254 | 874 | 951 | 782 | 703 | 584 | 551 | 433 | 385 | 340 | 340 | 274 | 237 | 199 | 184 | 184 | 175 | 175 | 164 | 121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 18 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 119 | 119 | 265 | 49 | 46 | 130 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 103 | 49 | 30 | 29 | 115 | 109 | 100 | 126 | 119 | 139 | 125 | 114 | 108 | 100 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 16 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 14 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 20 | — | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 223 | — | 94 | 40 | 9 | 35 | 31 | 66 | 16 | 158 | 137 | 129 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 7 | — | 66 | 42 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 10 | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 2610 | 377 | 331 | 337 | — | 206 | — | — | — | 39 | 143 | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 163 | 163 | 163 | 41 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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