
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 9AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 18 | S 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | 26 | 24 | 42 | 15 | 24 | 103 | 98 | 57 | 47 | 26 | 32 | 23 | 56 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 223 | 81 | 68 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:40AM1.53m | 00:06AM1.45m | 12:37PM1.54m | 1:04AM1.44m | 1:36PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:27AM0.14m | 6:01PM0.15m | 6:21AM0.13m | 6:58PM0.15m | 7:18AM0.12m | 7:56PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 17 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
9 | 26 | 24 | 42 | 15 | 24 | 103 | 98 | 57 | 47 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 56 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 94 | 81 | 68 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSW 18 | S 17 | NNE 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 8 | S 8 |
15 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 23 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 24 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 63 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 10 | S 15 | S 10 | — | NE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 10 | S 18 | ENE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 10 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | NE 10 | NE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 10 |
1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 59 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | — | NNW 3 | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | W 2 | — |
1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 22 | 39 | 223 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 151 | 131 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 60 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 23 | 0 | 8 |
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