Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 10AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 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 Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 223 | 230 | 181 | 181 | 523 | 361 | 334 | 235 | 176 | 129 | 118 | 80 | 78 | 55 | 77 | 90 | 115 | 94 | 104 | 373 | 334 | 139 | 231 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:16AM1.50m | 4:48PM1.65m | 5:14AM1.52m | 5:44PM1.66m | 6:10AM1.53m | 6:39PM1.65m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:28AM0.04m | 11:08PM0.06m | 11:26AM0.02m | 00:06AM0.04m | 12:24PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 223 | 230 | 181 | 181 | 523 | 361 | 334 | 235 | 176 | 129 | 118 | 80 | 78 | 53 | 48 | 28 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 206 | 102 | 120 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | SSE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 65 | 48 | 61 | 66 | 57 | 54 | 73 | 70 | 68 | 65 | 42 | 65 | 22 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 35 | 24 | 29 | 37 | 44 | 37 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | E 11 | SE 14 | SE 13 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | S 9 | ESE 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 16 | SSE 8 | ESE 14 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | SSE 9 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 8 | 42 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 36 | 16 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 32 | 26 | 28 | 38 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 42 | 55 | 77 | 90 | 115 | 94 | 104 | 373 | 334 | 139 | 231 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 57 | 82 | 111 | 82 | 60 | 55 | 39 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 75 | 60 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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