Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (06 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 9PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | E 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 506 | 732 | 574 | 697 | 577 | 544 | 539 | 585 | 687 | 1257 | 1357 | 1412 | 1208 | 967 | 914 | 969 | 759 | 789 | 785 | 785 | 682 | 671 | 575 | 601 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:15PM1.40m | 10:40AM1.31m | 11:00PM1.40m | 11:27AM1.34m | 11:48PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:39AM0.24m | 4:51PM0.26m | 5:22AM0.22m | 5:40PM0.25m | 6:09AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | |  |  | |  |  | |  | | |  | | | | |  | | |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
 | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 506 | 282 | 288 | 415 | 577 | 544 | 539 | 585 | 687 | 1257 | 1357 | 1412 | 1208 | 967 | 914 | 969 | 759 | 789 | 785 | 785 | 682 | 476 | 509 | 601 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 10 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 30 | 246 | 269 | 138 | 21 | 27 | 40 | 38 | 55 | 48 | 45 | 41 | 55 | 49 | 45 | 30 | 156 | 255 | 223 | 20 | 377 | 669 | 575 | 520 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 43 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 732 | 574 | 697 | 410 | 390 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 98 | 123 | 234 | — | 328 | 287 | — | 671 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 31 | 41 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
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