Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 11AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 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 13mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 540 | 200 | 196 | 412 | 338 | 300 | 320 | 300 | 276 | 275 | 388 | 380 | 589 | 587 | 577 | 565 | 601 | 612 | 740 | 900 | 1034 | 1384 | 1580 | 1782 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:11AM1.28m | 9:32PM1.40m | 9:55AM1.28m | 10:15PM1.40m | 10:40AM1.31m | 11:00PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:15AM0.27m | 3:22PM0.27m | 3:57AM0.26m | 4:05PM0.27m | 4:39AM0.24m | 4:51PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 |
| kJ | 208 | 200 | 196 | 339 | 338 | 300 | 315 | 300 | 276 | 275 | 275 | 380 | 589 | 377 | 313 | 565 | 601 | 612 | 740 | 900 | 1034 | 1384 | 1580 | 1782 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | ENE 9 | E 10 | S 18 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 197 | 284 | 25 | 10 | 19 | 38 | 38 | 48 | 45 | 42 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 10 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 28 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 43 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 540 | 173 | 180 | 412 | — | 269 | 320 | — | — | — | 388 | — | — | 587 | 577 | 431 | 196 | 318 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 75 | 60 | 60 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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