Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 12AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 14 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 394 | 387 | 314 | 314 | 263 | 263 | 202 | 202 | 161 | 121 | 112 | 82 | 74 | 354 | 1478 | 2134 | 2157 | 4720 | 5172 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:12PM1.42m | 6:31AM1.30m | 6:55PM1.43m | 7:15AM1.31m | 7:38PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:32AM0.28m | 12:41PM0.25m | 1:17AM0.26m | 1:26PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 11 | S 13 |
| kJ | 394 | 387 | 314 | 314 | 263 | 263 | 202 | 202 | 161 | 121 | 112 | 82 | 56 | 136 | 153 | 149 | 191 | 2256 | 2802 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 20 | 41 | 36 | 36 | 17 | 24 | 54 | 52 | 39 | 25 | 37 | 79 | 74 | 35 | 33 | 24 | 24 | 167 | 167 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | — | — | — | S 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 6 | SE 11 | E 14 | E 13 | NE 17 | NE 17 | NE 17 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 24 | — | — | — | 20 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 36 | 79 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 46 | 56 | 150 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 28 | 354 | 1478 | 2134 | 2157 | 4720 | 5172 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 60 | 82 | 80 | 55 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 55 | 23 | 41 | 23 | 41 | 209 | 55 | 39 |
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