Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 8AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 14 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 694 | 603 | 521 | 480 | 394 | 387 | 314 | 314 | 259 | 263 | 202 | 202 | 161 | 121 | 112 | 82 | 74 | 328 | 1432 | 1569 | 1736 | 4408 | 5782 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:46AM1.29m | 6:12PM1.42m | 6:31AM1.30m | 6:55PM1.43m | 7:15AM1.31m | 7:38PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56AM0.26m | 00:32AM0.28m | 12:41PM0.25m | 1:17AM0.26m | 1:26PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | S 12 | S 13 |
| kJ | 694 | 603 | 521 | 480 | 394 | 387 | 314 | 314 | 259 | 263 | 202 | 202 | 161 | 121 | 112 | 82 | 56 | 76 | 155 | 155 | 141 | 2538 | 3668 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 14 | E 10 |
| kJ | 100 | 93 | 77 | 41 | 20 | 41 | 36 | 36 | 17 | 24 | 73 | 57 | 42 | 15 | 37 | 79 | 74 | 35 | 33 | 24 | 24 | 167 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 17 | S 17 | — | — | — | S 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 6 | SE 11 | E 14 | E 13 | NE 17 | NE 17 | NE 17 | E 11 | E 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 24 | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 36 | 79 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 59 | 60 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 328 | 1432 | 1569 | 1736 | 4408 | 5782 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 82 | 60 | 55 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 41 | 23 | 27 | 23 | 41 | 23 | 55 | 55 |
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