Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (01 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 9AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 969 | 765 | 690 | 596 | 433 | 344 | 274 | 223 | 158 | 122 | 94 | 68 | 47 | 26 | 25 | 53 | 50 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 11:14AM1.65m | 11:42PM1.50m | 12:11PM1.62m | 00:41AM1.46m | 1:08PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00AM0.05m | 5:39PM0.05m | 5:56AM0.07m | 6:35PM0.07m | 6:53AM0.10m | 7:32PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 11 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 969 | 765 | 690 | 596 | 433 | 344 | 274 | 223 | 158 | 122 | 94 | 68 | 47 | 14 | 18 | 53 | 50 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | SE 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 11 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 22 | 21 | 29 | 28 | 19 | 25 | 28 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | NE 8 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 11 | S 17 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 27 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 9 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 15 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 63 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 190 | 131 | 160 | 8 | 8 |
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