
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 11AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 19 | 37 | 44 | 75 | 115 | 179 | 174 | 153 | 97 | 87 | 78 | 71 | 63 | 61 | 59 | 54 | 49 | 48 | 52 | 46 | 44 | 41 | 78 | 164 | 106 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:39AM1.44m | 2:06PM1.53m | 2:38AM1.42m | 3:02PM1.49m | 3:35AM1.41m | 3:57PM1.45m | 4:29AM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:50AM0.13m | 8:28PM0.11m | 8:48AM0.16m | 9:23PM0.13m | 9:44AM0.19m | 10:15PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||||
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | 7:55 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
28 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 75 | 115 | 179 | 174 | 29 | 40 | 26 | 78 | 71 | 63 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 42 | 40 | 52 | 40 | 42 | 33 | 78 | 80 | 106 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | E 10 | NE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | NE 10 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
16 | 15 | 37 | 44 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 153 | 97 | 87 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 61 | 59 | 54 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 41 | 28 | 28 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | E 14 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | NE 10 | NE 6 | NE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 13 | E 12 | NE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | NE 8 | — |
— | — | — | — | 16 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 26 | 18 | 45 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 20 | 62 | — | 164 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 110 | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 110 | 114 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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