Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 3AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 80 | 70 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 21 | 43 | 89 | 56 | 132 | 159 | 164 | 99 | 115 | 88 | 60 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:18PM1.46m | 6:46AM1.52m | 7:10PM1.50m | 7:37AM1.59m | 8:02PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:33AM0.13m | 1:03PM0.12m | 1:24AM0.09m | 1:57PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 80 | 70 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 21 | 12 | 58 | 56 | 132 | 159 | 164 | 99 | 115 | 88 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | NE 3 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | S 8 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | S 12 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 3 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 70 | 33 | 49 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 15 | NE 5 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | — | WSW 2 | NNE 4 | — | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 2 | NE 5 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 1 | 15 | — | 11 | 40 | — | 9 | 43 | 89 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 16 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 1 | 8 | 142 | 8 | 60 | 60 | 198 | 198 | 131 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 0 |
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