Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 5PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 18 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 5 | SSW 8 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 287 | 278 | 264 | 205 | 179 | 224 | 205 | 202 | 314 | 339 | 308 | 209 | 200 | 132 | 107 | 79 | 143 | 280 | 872 | 2630 | 3870 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:44AM1.41m | 11:06PM1.33m | 11:30AM1.38m | 11:53PM1.29m | 12:17PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03PM0.27m | 5:19AM0.29m | 5:49PM0.31m | 6:04AM0.32m | 6:36PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 16 | SSW 15 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 287 | 278 | 264 | 205 | 179 | 224 | 205 | 202 | 195 | 339 | 308 | 154 | 123 | 123 | 107 | 79 | 79 | 46 | 45 | 1464 | 2256 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 6 | SE 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | S 18 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 8 | 46 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 314 | 182 | 157 | 209 | 200 | 132 | 86 | 77 | 23 | 48 | 6 | 29 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 7 | S 16 | SSW 6 | SE 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 11 | NE 8 | S 16 | ENE 10 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 30 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 46 | 18 | 45 | 67 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 2 | 15 | 21 | 19 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 2 | W 2 | SW 5 | SSW 8 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 143 | 280 | 872 | 2630 | 3870 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 41 | 31 | 63 | 198 | 219 | 2 | 207 | 39 |
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