Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 11PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | NE 9 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
350 | 344 | 289 | 279 | 270 | 213 | 209 | 205 | 205 | 202 | 158 | 149 | 112 | 80 | 77 | 51 | 33 | 28 | 77 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:38PM1.41m | 5:59AM1.32m | 6:23PM1.43m | 6:45AM1.35m | 7:08PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58PM0.25m | 12:10PM0.22m | 00:43AM0.22m | 12:57PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
350 | 344 | 289 | 279 | 270 | 213 | 209 | 205 | 205 | 202 | 58 | 149 | 112 | 80 | 77 | 51 | 33 | 28 | 47 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | NE 6 | SE 14 | SE 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 11 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 |
21 | 73 | 8 | 7 | 64 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 38 | 45 | 158 | 39 | 26 | 28 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 77 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 15 | — | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | S 15 | S 14 | SE 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
— | 21 | — | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 44 | 9 | 22 | 19 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | — | WSW 3 | W 2 | WSW 2 | W 3 | WSW 4 | — |
77 | 176 | 73 | 85 | 167 | 127 | 120 | 96 | 96 | 131 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 116 | 0 | 0 |
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