
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 4AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | NE 5 | NE 6 | E 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
13 | 28 | 49 | 67 | 256 | 177 | 160 | 181 | 208 | 255 | 229 | 540 | 603 | 350 | 504 | 475 | 501 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:54AM1.30m | 2:22PM1.35m | 2:42AM1.28m | 3:09PM1.36m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:48PM0.32m | 8:05AM0.30m | 8:36PM0.34m | 8:51AM0.31m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 11 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 7 | S 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | S 8 |
13 | 22 | 49 | 49 | 256 | 177 | 160 | 157 | 154 | 149 | 144 | 242 | 299 | 257 | 504 | 475 | 292 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 11 | E 12 | SE 13 | NE 6 | SE 17 | ESE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | E 12 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 13 |
6 | 6 | 40 | 67 | 26 | 24 | 76 | 181 | 208 | 255 | 229 | 272 | 272 | 193 | 4 | 15 | 461 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | S 9 | S 8 | ESE 11 | SE 18 | SE 18 | NE 6 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 11 | E 11 | S 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 13 |
12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 49 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 110 | 114 | 4 | 54 | 51 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNW 4 | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
27 | 28 | 17 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 28 | 75 | 105 | 173 | 540 | 603 | 350 | 350 | 337 | 501 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 163 | 222 | 2 | 2 |
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