Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (03 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 9PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (03 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, fresh winds from the N by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Mon 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 10 | NE 7 | NE 8 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 689 | 657 | 646 | 646 | 635 | 625 | 604 | 563 | 476 | 533 | 551 | 631 | 212 | 410 | 432 | 228 | 327 | 288 | 300 | 300 | 245 | 356 | 342 | 376 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:09PM1.42m | 8:28AM1.28m | 8:50PM1.41m | 9:11AM1.28m | 9:32PM1.40m | 9:55AM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:33AM0.27m | 2:39PM0.26m | 3:15AM0.27m | 3:22PM0.27m | 3:57AM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — |
 | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 14 | E 10 |
| kJ | 689 | 657 | 646 | 646 | 635 | 625 | 604 | 563 | 476 | 533 | 551 | 267 | 212 | 319 | 348 | 228 | 327 | 288 | 300 | 300 | 245 | 240 | 4 | 102 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | NE 7 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 21 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 109 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SE 7 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 17 | SW 17 | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 22 | SW 21 | S 21 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | — | — | 9 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | N 4 | NE 5 | ENE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 28 | 138 | 631 | 211 | 410 | 432 | — | — | 147 | 128 | 106 | 106 | 356 | 342 | 376 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 75 | 75 | 60 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 60 | 55 |
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