Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 7AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | S 16 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 86 | 75 | 51 | 49 | 52 | 57 | 50 | 23 | 96 | 90 | 131 | 110 | 103 | 102 | 98 | 117 | 139 | 784 | 732 | 2101 | 3478 | 1846 | 1599 | 1413 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:30AM1.64m | 8:56PM1.54m | 9:23AM1.67m | 9:50PM1.54m | 10:18AM1.67m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16AM0.06m | 2:51PM0.05m | 3:10AM0.04m | 3:47PM0.04m | 4:04AM0.04m | 4:42PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 7 | S 9 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 86 | 75 | 51 | 49 | 28 | 16 | 50 | 20 | 96 | 90 | 20 | 49 | 64 | 34 | 98 | 92 | 139 | 349 | 732 | 1295 | 1959 | 1846 | 1599 | 1413 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 17 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 15 | E 14 | — | — | — | NE 13 |
| kJ | 19 | 13 | 7 | 23 | 52 | 57 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 131 | 110 | 103 | 102 | 56 | 95 | 78 | 179 | 110 | 4 | — | — | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 17 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | — | S 17 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 12 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 23 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 69 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 2 | W 2 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 11 | S 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 23 | 38 | 117 | 112 | 784 | 629 | 2101 | 3478 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 112 | 112 | 149 | 118 | 63 | 149 | 131 | 149 | 112 | 121 | 149 | 209 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 198 | 501 | 2 | 0 |
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