Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 7PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 111 | 77 | 58 | 71 | 58 | 167 | 142 | 127 | 120 | 122 | 90 | 86 | 86 | 253 | 253 | 290 | 255 | 236 | 199 | 182 | 150 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:11AM1.47m | 9:33PM1.42m | 9:57AM1.44m | 10:20PM1.37m | 10:44AM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:29PM0.18m | 3:48AM0.20m | 4:16PM0.23m | 4:33AM0.25m | 5:03PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 111 | 77 | 58 | 71 | 42 | 167 | 142 | 127 | 120 | 122 | 90 | 86 | 86 | 253 | 253 | 290 | 255 | 236 | 199 | 182 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | ESE 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | NE 4 | S 13 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 23 | 37 | 37 | 16 | 58 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 47 | 64 | 150 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 13 | SE 8 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 15 | NE 11 | S 15 | NE 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 13 | 13 | 40 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 46 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 14 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 60 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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