Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 9AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 142 | 127 | 120 | 98 | 90 | 86 | 86 | 288 | 304 | 290 | 287 | 278 | 224 | 179 | 179 | 195 | 205 | 202 | 170 | 216 | 227 | 155 | 157 |
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 | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:57AM1.44m | 10:20PM1.37m | 10:44AM1.41m | 11:06PM1.33m | 11:30AM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48AM0.20m | 4:16PM0.23m | 4:33AM0.25m | 5:03PM0.27m | 5:19AM0.29m | 5:49PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ENE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 142 | 127 | 120 | 98 | 90 | 86 | 86 | 288 | 304 | 290 | 287 | 278 | 224 | 179 | 83 | 195 | 205 | 202 | 170 | 216 | 184 | 119 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 6 | ENE 7 | SE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 179 | 62 | 43 | 27 | 137 | 128 | 154 | 154 | 157 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 8 | NE 11 | S 14 | ESE 15 | SSW 13 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 7 | ENE 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 46 | 50 | 45 | 44 | 33 | 190 | 227 | 155 | 148 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | — | — | — | 6 | 149 | 12 | 10 | 60 | 146 | 119 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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