Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 4AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 6 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 161 | 121 | 112 | 82 | 77 | 499 | 1412 | 1780 | 1836 | 3588 | 4555 | 2376 | 2084 | 1902 | 1244 | 1068 | 953 | 1008 | 916 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 6:55PM1.43m | 7:15AM1.31m | 7:38PM1.43m | 7:59AM1.32m | 8:21PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:17AM0.26m | 1:26PM0.24m | 2:01AM0.24m | 2:11PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 161 | 121 | 112 | 82 | 56 | 136 | 153 | 153 | 174 | 1896 | 2621 | 2376 | 2084 | 1902 | 1244 | 1068 | 953 | 1008 | 916 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 15 | E 10 | NE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | NE 15 | NE 15 |
| kJ | 37 | 19 | 37 | 79 | 74 | 35 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 132 | 128 | 55 | 8 | 10 | 316 | 407 | 290 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 6 | SE 11 | E 14 | E 13 | NE 17 | NE 17 | NE 17 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 16 | ENE 16 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 |
| kJ | 36 | 79 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 77 | 499 | 1412 | 1780 | 1836 | 3588 | 4555 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 31 | 55 | 41 | 163 | 23 | 41 | 222 | 134 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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