
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (06 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 9PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
962 | 740 | 674 | 428 | 800 | 745 | 991 | 1117 | 1759 | 1476 | 1256 | 1245 | 917 | 869 | 841 | 827 | 594 | 553 | 486 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:27PM1.43m | 11:57AM1.46m | 00:21AM1.44m | 12:53PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21PM0.20m | 5:45AM0.17m | 6:15PM0.19m | 6:38AM0.15m | 7:11PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 |
962 | 740 | 674 | 331 | 800 | 745 | 467 | 1117 | 1759 | 1476 | 1256 | 1245 | 917 | 869 | 841 | 827 | 594 | 553 | 486 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
151 | 214 | 202 | 235 | 130 | 586 | 991 | 473 | 268 | 224 | 209 | 89 | 353 | 348 | 100 | 4 | 160 | 84 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 18 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 12 | — | NE 15 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | NE 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
6 | 118 | 215 | 428 | 165 | 127 | 239 | 146 | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | 93 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 |
655 | 597 | 407 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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