
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 12PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
495 | 495 | 478 | 478 | 407 | 353 | 331 | 240 | 200 | 157 | 115 | 86 | 59 | 41 | 165 | 167 | 58 | 55 | 44 | 45 | 59 | 95 | 105 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:23PM1.57m | 1:52AM1.44m | 2:22PM1.55m | 2:51AM1.43m | 3:20PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07AM0.12m | 7:46PM0.12m | 8:04AM0.13m | 8:44PM0.13m | 9:02AM0.13m | 9:41PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||
6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
495 | 495 | 478 | 478 | 407 | 353 | 331 | 240 | 200 | 157 | 115 | 86 | 59 | 41 | 68 | 77 | 58 | 55 | 44 | 45 | 40 | 95 | 105 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 18 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 41 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 38 | 24 | 38 | 34 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 13 | E 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | S 15 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 12 | E 7 | S 16 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 29 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 32 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 35 | 32 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 39 | 165 | 167 | — | — | — | — | 59 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 110 | 234 | 111 | 57 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 222 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 80 | 55 | 0 |
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