Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 6PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | S 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 73 | 58 | 57 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 69 | 439 | 49 | 320 | 1001 | 888 | 600 | 513 | 404 | 305 | 232 | 220 | 195 | 146 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:44PM1.34m | 2:05AM1.26m | 2:32PM1.34m | 2:52AM1.26m | 3:20PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28AM0.32m | 8:00PM0.35m | 8:14AM0.33m | 8:48PM0.35m | 9:01AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 73 | 50 | 50 | 33 | 33 | 27 | 69 | 137 | 43 | 187 | 1001 | 888 | 600 | 513 | 404 | 305 | 232 | 220 | 195 | 146 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 10 | S 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 34 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 49 | 320 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 51 | 72 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | S 17 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 58 | 57 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 34 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 8 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NNE 5 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 21 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 439 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | 8 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 63 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
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