Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 11AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 146 | 169 | 303 | 410 | 358 | 362 | 401 | 961 | 830 | 828 | 798 | 885 | 356 | 405 | 332 | 325 | 275 | 243 | 202 | 202 | 154 | 118 | 229 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:15AM1.24m | 2:41PM1.34m | 3:03AM1.25m | 3:28PM1.36m | 3:51AM1.28m | 4:15PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23AM0.33m | 8:59PM0.33m | 9:11AM0.30m | 9:46PM0.30m | 10:00AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 146 | 34 | 32 | 96 | 87 | 124 | 401 | 450 | 430 | 392 | 450 | 415 | 356 | 405 | 332 | 325 | 275 | 243 | 202 | 202 | 154 | 118 | 229 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | S 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 35 | 56 | 59 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 78 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 35 | 85 | 99 | 85 | 81 | 109 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | E 18 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | S 18 | ESE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | S 9 |
| kJ | 53 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 55 | 34 | 81 | 73 | 84 | 82 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 169 | 303 | 410 | 358 | 362 | — | 961 | 830 | 828 | 798 | 885 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 23 | 163 | 257 | 163 | 163 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 112 | 0 | 0 |
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