Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 9AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 427 | 513 | 445 | 341 | 301 | 363 | 511 | 530 | 556 | 655 | 684 | 967 | 1624 | 2051 | 2089 | 1938 | 1640 | 1555 | 1534 | 1618 | 1449 | 1354 | 1163 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:15AM1.43m | 7:38PM1.47m | 8:03AM1.49m | 8:27PM1.49m | 8:52AM1.54m | 9:17PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:07AM0.17m | 1:29PM0.16m | 1:55AM0.14m | 2:20PM0.13m | 2:43AM0.11m | 3:11PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 427 | 513 | 445 | 341 | 301 | 363 | 511 | 530 | 556 | 655 | 684 | 967 | 1624 | 2051 | 2089 | 1938 | 1640 | 1555 | 1534 | 1618 | 1449 | 1354 | 1163 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 212 | 206 | 206 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 104 | 103 | 101 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 36 | 35 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 40 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 2 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 11 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 9 | 6 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 112 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 80 | 55 | 1 |
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