Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 11AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 505 | 440 | 328 | 611 | 1552 | 2309 | 2498 | 2371 | 2081 | 2007 | 1733 | 1532 | 1260 | 1454 | 928 | 840 | 749 | 481 | 579 | 1887 | 2594 | 3998 | 5780 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:00AM1.52m | 8:25PM1.59m | 8:52AM1.50m | 9:15PM1.53m | 9:43AM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:55AM0.03m | 2:14PM0.05m | 2:46AM0.06m | 3:07PM0.10m | 3:36AM0.10m | 3:58PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | — | — | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 505 | 440 | 328 | 284 | 257 | 290 | 290 | 366 | 374 | 267 | 244 | 269 | 202 | 1043 | 928 | 840 | 749 | 379 | 210 | 25 | — | — | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | ESE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | S 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 72 | 109 | 94 | 51 | 25 | 30 | 65 | 119 | 115 | 26 | 84 | 80 | 74 | 249 | 133 | 146 | 112 | 264 | 81 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 19 | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | S 20 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | 90 | — | — | 8 | 71 | 69 | 40 | 173 | 133 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 22 | 154 | 611 | 1552 | 2309 | 2498 | 2371 | 2081 | 2007 | 1733 | 1532 | 1260 | 1454 | 339 | 287 | 527 | 481 | 579 | 1887 | 2594 | 3998 | 5780 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 39 | 207 | 209 | 212 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 41 | 163 | 257 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 243 | 41 | 257 | 257 | 243 |
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