Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 3PM is: 1.6m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 861 | 1502 | 1485 | 1456 | 1398 | 842 | 721 | 569 | 455 | 434 | 356 | 344 | 339 | 279 | 265 | 209 | 209 | 205 | 164 | 154 | 119 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 4:53PM1.39m | 5:13AM1.30m | 5:38PM1.41m | 5:59AM1.32m | 6:23PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35AM0.28m | 11:11PM0.29m | 11:23AM0.25m | 11:58PM0.25m | 12:10PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 861 | 1502 | 1485 | 1456 | 1398 | 842 | 721 | 569 | 455 | 434 | 356 | 344 | 339 | 279 | 265 | 209 | 209 | 205 | 164 | 154 | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | ESE 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 75 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 52 | 43 | 46 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 11 | — | ESE 11 | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | — | SE 15 | — | ESE 15 | — | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | 12 | — | 12 | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 9 | — | 21 | — | 17 | 18 | 17 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 25 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — |
| kJ | 19 | — | — | — | 35 | 40 | 47 | 57 | 69 | 92 | 92 | 164 | 173 | 162 | 144 | 127 | 112 | 112 | 98 | 58 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 111 | 110 | 82 | 63 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 57 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 60 | 0 | 2 |
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