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) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW 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 4AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| 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 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 13 | ESE 9 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 5 | ESE 10 | NE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 175 | 175 | 172 | 124 | 121 | 94 | 92 | 65 | 57 | 82 | 76 | 46 | 24 | 22 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 73 | 70 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:34AM1.50m | 4:07PM1.64m | 4:33AM1.53m | 5:05PM1.69m | 5:32AM1.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:26PM0.12m | 9:46AM0.05m | 10:26PM0.08m | 10:45AM0.02m | 11:26PM0.04m | 11:44AM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 175 | 175 | 172 | 124 | 121 | 94 | 82 | 65 | 57 | 42 | 46 | 46 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 34 | 27 | 14 | 73 | 70 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | 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 |
| kJ | 130 | 116 | 110 | 104 | 71 | 68 | 65 | 42 | 25 | 82 | 76 | 44 | 24 | 13 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 14 | SSW 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 16 | S 21 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | 65 | 42 | 23 | 6 | 60 | 92 | 32 | 56 | 5 | 5 | — | 19 | 19 | 6 | 18 | 33 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 70 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 60 | 55 | 57 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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