Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 9AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 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 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 6 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 822 | 678 | 572 | 485 | 407 | 308 | 292 | 233 | 229 | 148 | 155 | 92 | 102 | 112 | 83 | 101 | 72 | 86 | 80 | 113 | 104 | 150 | 222 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:43AM1.57m | 10:08PM1.51m | 10:35AM1.59m | 11:01PM1.50m | 11:29AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:33AM0.10m | 4:04PM0.10m | 4:24AM0.09m | 4:58PM0.10m | 5:17AM0.10m | 5:53PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | 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 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 822 | 678 | 572 | 485 | 407 | 308 | 292 | 233 | 229 | 122 | 122 | 92 | 102 | 112 | 82 | 101 | 72 | 64 | 80 | 113 | 104 | 101 | 60 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 17 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 16 | SSE 10 | S 18 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 148 | 155 | 75 | 89 | 85 | 83 | 44 | 42 | 86 | 40 | 39 | 5 | 10 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 11 | — | — | — | NE 9 | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 12 | S 12 | NE 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | E 10 | NE 10 | — | E 16 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 4 | — | 5 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | NNE 6 | WNW 4 | — | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | — | S 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 75 | 150 | 222 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 118 | 163 | 163 | 23 |
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