Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 4PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 8 | E 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 368 | 505 | 506 | 284 | 306 | 415 | 847 | 619 | 551 | 668 | 1034 | 1461 | 1600 | 1595 | 1345 | 1304 | 1324 | 1175 | 840 | 851 | 851 | 759 | 669 | 592 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:55AM1.28m | 10:15PM1.40m | 10:40AM1.31m | 11:00PM1.40m | 11:27AM1.34m | 11:48PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05PM0.27m | 4:39AM0.24m | 4:51PM0.26m | 5:22AM0.22m | 5:40PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 |
 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 246 | 283 | 506 | 284 | 306 | 415 | 565 | 619 | 551 | 668 | 1034 | 1461 | 1600 | 1595 | 1345 | 1304 | 1324 | 1175 | 840 | 851 | 851 | 759 | 669 | 592 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | E 9 | E 10 | NE 9 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 17 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 30 | 241 | 158 | 141 | 21 | 27 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 32 | 44 | 41 | 54 | 35 | 43 | 41 | 172 | 163 | 133 | 135 | 159 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 43 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 109 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | S 7 |
| kJ | 368 | 505 | — | — | — | — | 847 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 193 | — | — | — | — | 239 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 31 | 41 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
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