Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 8AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 59 | 50 | 193 | 443 | 516 | 1843 | 2602 | 2155 | 1837 | 1352 | 1006 | 3068 | 613 | 1778 | 917 | 1068 | 1058 | 797 | 618 | 604 | 529 | 520 | 396 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:51AM1.49m | 6:17PM1.57m | 6:44AM1.50m | 7:08PM1.54m | 7:34AM1.50m | 7:57PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:05PM0.08m | 00:37AM0.07m | 12:58PM0.09m | 1:27AM0.09m | 1:50PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 5 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 19 | 50 | 193 | 49 | 516 | 1843 | 2602 | 2155 | 1837 | 1352 | 1006 | 839 | 613 | 686 | 917 | 1068 | 1058 | 797 | 618 | 604 | 529 | 520 | 396 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | SSW 16 | ENE 9 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | S 19 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 30 | 8 | 443 | 8 | 42 | 32 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 66 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | ENE 9 | ESE 7 | ENE 9 | ESE 6 | NE 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 9 | NE 12 | NE 9 | — | NE 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 59 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | S 5 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 49 | 23 | 28 | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3068 | 38 | 1778 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 163 | 163 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 198 | 198 | 118 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 80 |
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