Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 9PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 14 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3601 | 3236 | 2630 | 3203 | 2986 | 2780 | 2448 | 989 | 972 | 2053 | 600 | 1275 | 952 | 886 | 896 | 2417 | 567 | 1002 | 875 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:46PM1.34m | 11:08AM1.41m | 11:31PM1.30m | 11:53AM1.38m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:58AM0.27m | 5:30PM0.28m | 5:42AM0.30m | 6:15PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2426 | 2336 | 2164 | 1961 | 989 | 972 | 1470 | 437 | 738 | 773 | 675 | 660 | 506 | 567 | 1002 | 875 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SSW 12 | SE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 45 | 72 | 419 | 6 | 5 | 77 | 263 | 112 | 210 | 334 | 394 | 47 | 100 | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 69 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 38 | 25 | 12 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3601 | 3236 | 2630 | 3203 | 2986 | 2780 | 2448 | 951 | 855 | 2053 | 600 | 1275 | 952 | 886 | 896 | 2417 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 212 | 215 | 207 | 207 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 27 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 243 | 116 |
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