
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 8AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
577 | 551 | 427 | 342 | 273 | 146 | 143 | 125 | 85 | 64 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:27PM1.45m | 11:57AM1.40m | 00:17AM1.38m | 12:47PM1.38m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:46AM0.16m | 6:09PM0.23m | 6:33AM0.22m | 6:59PM0.28m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 4 |
577 | 551 | 427 | 342 | 273 | 146 | 143 | 87 | 85 | 64 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 10 |
69 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 76 | 77 | 125 | 85 | 57 | 56 | 33 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | ESE 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 33 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 8 |
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