Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 12AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, near gales from the SW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 12 | 11 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 120 | 56 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:29PM1.43m | 8:53AM1.48m | 9:15PM1.41m | 9:38AM1.47m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:43AM0.18m | 3:12PM0.19m | 3:28AM0.21m | 3:59PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 54 | 58 | 56 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 9 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | E 12 | S 14 | S 15 | NE 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 2 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SW 2 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 7 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 47 | 104 | 120 | 2 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 209 | 160 | 164 | 190 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 160 | 207 | 60 | 206 | 98 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 2 | 23 |
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