
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 5PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
270 | 264 | 232 | 220 | 174 | 145 | 110 | 91 | 91 | 74 | 51 | 50 | 47 | 42 | 144 | 132 | 89 | 114 | 108 | 106 | 61 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:33PM1.58m | 4:01AM1.46m | 4:30PM1.58m | 4:57AM1.48m | 5:24PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14AM0.10m | 9:53PM0.11m | 10:12AM0.09m | 10:50PM0.09m | 11:09AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
270 | 264 | 232 | 220 | 174 | 145 | 110 | 91 | 91 | 74 | 51 | 50 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 68 | 89 | 81 | 65 | 47 | 35 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 42 | 37 | 36 | 77 | 54 | 36 | 30 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 47 | 11 | 11 | 66 | 70 | 114 | 108 | 106 | 61 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | W 4 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | W 3 |
— | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | — | 27 | 144 | 132 | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 80 | 155 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 2 | 110 | 63 | 112 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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