
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 8AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | 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 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2088 | 1982 | 1789 | 1729 | 1699 | 1622 | 1497 | 1427 | 1245 | 1152 | 1134 | 920 | 890 | 970 | 824 | 811 | 694 | 603 | 603 | 488 | 455 | 387 | 370 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:15AM1.28m | 4:41PM1.38m | 5:00AM1.29m | 5:27PM1.40m | 5:46AM1.29m | 6:12PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23AM0.30m | 10:59PM0.32m | 11:10AM0.28m | 11:46PM0.30m | 11:56AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | 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 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
2088 | 1982 | 1789 | 1729 | 1699 | 1622 | 1497 | 1427 | 1245 | 1152 | 1134 | 920 | 890 | 970 | 824 | 811 | 694 | 603 | 603 | 488 | 455 | 387 | 370 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
56 | 79 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 65 | 64 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 20 | 61 | 100 | 90 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 36 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SW 10 | S 18 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 4 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | E 12 | — |
56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 |
— | 218 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 2 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
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