
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (27 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 11PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ESE 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
212 | 309 | 623 | 651 | 375 | 513 | 445 | 334 | 301 | 456 | 497 | 528 | 564 | 591 | 646 | 928 | 1456 | 1863 | 2115 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:15AM1.43m | 7:38PM1.47m | 8:03AM1.49m | 8:27PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:07AM0.17m | 1:29PM0.16m | 1:55AM0.14m | 2:20PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ESE 13 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
212 | 309 | 202 | 325 | 375 | 513 | 445 | 334 | 301 | 456 | 497 | 528 | 564 | 591 | 646 | 928 | 1456 | 1863 | 2115 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | NE 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
30 | 4 | 219 | 215 | 212 | 206 | 206 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 104 | 103 | 101 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 36 | 35 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
86 | 17 | 61 | 1 | 22 | 21 | 40 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 87 | 623 | 651 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 112 | 112 | 55 | 0 |
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