Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 2AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | ESE 8 | SSW 15 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 6 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 42 | 80 | 176 | 70 | 113 | 107 | 104 | 103 | 12 | 59 | 49 | 193 | 334 | 529 | 1104 | 1918 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 4:57AM1.48m | 5:24PM1.58m | 5:51AM1.49m | 6:17PM1.57m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50PM0.09m | 11:09AM0.08m | 11:45PM0.08m | 12:05PM0.08m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | NE 9 | S 17 | S 5 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 37 | 37 | 37 | 92 | 65 | 82 | 61 | 44 | 31 | 12 | 21 | 49 | 25 | 334 | 529 | 1104 | 1918 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | S 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 11 | 42 | 37 | 27 | 37 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 59 | 30 | 193 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | ENE 9 | ESE 7 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 7 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 47 | 7 | 7 | 66 | 70 | 113 | 107 | 104 | 103 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | NE 7 | N 3 | — | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 12 | 80 | 176 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | 20 | 22 | 52 | 28 | 31 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 2 | 87 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 63 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 63 | 60 |
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