
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 8PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
121 | 94 | 92 | 77 | 57 | 82 | 73 | 46 | 24 | 21 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 73 | 70 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 37 | 38 | 123 | 57 | 108 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:07PM1.64m | 4:33AM1.53m | 5:05PM1.69m | 5:32AM1.55m | 6:03PM1.71m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46AM0.05m | 10:26PM0.08m | 10:45AM0.02m | 11:26PM0.04m | 11:44AM-0.01m | 00:26AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | |
— | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 |
121 | 94 | 90 | 77 | 57 | 42 | 46 | 46 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 73 | 70 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 37 | 38 | 123 | 57 | 108 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | S 19 | E 10 | ESE 10 |
71 | 68 | 65 | 42 | 25 | 82 | 73 | 44 | 24 | 13 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 35 | 7 | 17 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 14 | SSW 13 | E 12 | NE 11 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 21 | S 21 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 11 | ESE 16 | NE 4 |
6 | 60 | 92 | 32 | 56 | 3 | 5 | — | 19 | 19 | 6 | 18 | 33 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | NNE 4 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 59 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 60 | 60 | 57 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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