Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 4AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue night, near gales from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1013 | 1333 | 1333 | 1090 | 1020 | 914 | 745 | 745 | 669 | 669 | 725 | 2725 | 4570 | 6045 | 6825 | 6701 | 5864 | 4920 | 2414 | 2632 | 2990 | 2455 | 2034 | 1949 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:00PM1.40m | 11:27AM1.34m | 11:48PM1.41m | 12:19PM1.39m | 00:40AM1.42m | 1:13PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22AM0.22m | 5:40PM0.25m | 6:09AM0.20m | 6:32PM0.22m | 6:59AM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | SSW 22 | S 21 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SSW 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 1013 | 1333 | 1333 | 1090 | 1020 | 914 | 745 | 745 | 669 | 669 | 682 | 609 | 644 | — | 45 | 9 | 98 | 74 | 1689 | 2632 | 53 | 2455 | 2034 | 1949 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 18 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 45 | 41 | 39 | 34 | 41 | 54 | 90 | 156 | 187 | 260 | 6 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | 124 | 31 | 53 | 213 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 43 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 54 | 31 | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 23 | 212 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SE 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 212 | — | — | — | 725 | 2725 | 4570 | 6045 | 6825 | 6701 | 5864 | 4920 | 2414 | 758 | 2990 | 578 | 336 | 397 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 2 | 23 | 116 | 149 | 207 | 254 | 209 | 274 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 260 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 41 |
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