Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 5PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 21). 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 (21 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1124 | 730 | 524 | 379 | 301 | 175 | 179 | 140 | 134 | 74 | 147 | 175 | 392 | 247 | 182 | 167 | 229 | 377 | 464 | 515 | 899 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:05PM1.34m | 1:27AM1.24m | 1:53PM1.33m | 2:15AM1.24m | 2:41PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50AM0.33m | 7:23PM0.35m | 7:36AM0.34m | 8:11PM0.34m | 8:23AM0.33m | 8:59PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 8 |
| kJ | 1124 | 730 | 524 | 379 | 301 | 175 | 179 | 140 | 134 | 74 | 17 | 16 | 261 | 247 | 182 | 34 | 32 | 55 | 86 | 79 | 540 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 3 | S 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 15 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 80 | 52 | 9 | 18 | 36 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 36 | 35 | 55 | 59 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 72 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | ESE 9 | S 17 | S 18 | SE 12 | S 18 | S 17 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | WNW 2 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | SSW 8 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | 147 | 175 | 392 | — | — | 167 | 229 | 377 | 464 | 515 | 899 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 60 | 60 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 112 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 257 | 23 | 2 |
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