Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 3AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 14 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | S 14 | ESE 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 34 | 73 | 70 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 38 | 56 | 57 | 96 | 225 | 270 | 432 | 692 | 838 | 993 | 1094 | 1214 | 1273 | 1379 | 1313 | 1132 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:32AM1.55m | 6:03PM1.71m | 6:29AM1.56m | 7:00PM1.72m | 7:26AM1.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26PM0.04m | 11:44AM-0.01m | 00:26AM0.01m | 12:43PM-0.02m | 1:23AM-0.00m | 1:40PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 14 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 19 | 14 | 73 | 70 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 38 | 56 | 57 | 96 | 225 | 270 | 432 | 692 | 838 | 993 | 1094 | 1214 | 1273 | 1379 | 1313 | 1012 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 13 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 |
| kJ | 33 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 30 | 694 | 1209 | 1132 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 16 | S 20 | S 19 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | E 11 | E 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | — | SW 9 | SSW 8 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 33 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | 7 | 5 | 20 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 67 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 0 |
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