Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 9PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 169 | 124 | 159 | 164 | 146 | 141 | 260 | 367 | 442 | 623 | 1157 | 1115 | 866 | 846 | 668 | 683 | 554 | 317 | 283 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:53PM1.33m | 2:15AM1.24m | 2:41PM1.34m | 3:03AM1.25m | 3:28PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11PM0.34m | 8:23AM0.33m | 8:59PM0.33m | 9:11AM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SSW 10 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 19 | 159 | 164 | 146 | 34 | 32 | 96 | 89 | 124 | 626 | 627 | 461 | 401 | 401 | 356 | 317 | 317 | 283 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | S 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 23 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 35 | 56 | 59 | 30 | 29 | 22 | 78 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 26 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 9 | S 17 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | S 15 | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 53 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 6 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 169 | 124 | — | — | — | 141 | 260 | 367 | 442 | 623 | 1157 | 1115 | 866 | 846 | 668 | 683 | 554 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 257 | 163 | 163 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 60 | 2 | 0 |
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