Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 5PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | NE 8 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 75 | 51 | 33 | 40 | 57 | 35 | 113 | 217 | 270 | 769 | 724 | 668 | 1157 | 3818 | 3527 | 3334 | 3389 | 4708 | 2130 | 2237 | 2382 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:45AM1.35m | 7:08PM1.45m | 7:31AM1.39m | 7:53PM1.46m | 8:17AM1.43m | 8:39PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:57PM0.20m | 1:28AM0.19m | 1:44PM0.18m | 2:13AM0.17m | 2:32PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 17 | SSW 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | NE 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 |
| kJ | 75 | 51 | 33 | 10 | 24 | 35 | 35 | 217 | 121 | 769 | 724 | 668 | 11 | 1909 | 1866 | 1721 | 1607 | 1665 | 2130 | 2237 | 2382 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 18 | NE 9 | S 17 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 11 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 29 | 18 | 9 | 40 | 57 | 14 | 113 | 36 | 270 | 40 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 11 | NE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 1157 | 3818 | 3527 | 3334 | 3389 | 4708 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 63 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 57 | 8 | 8 | 57 | 149 | 57 | 198 | 163 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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