
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (05 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 10PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
407 | 353 | 255 | 240 | 200 | 157 | 115 | 86 | 59 | 41 | 53 | 107 | 55 | 41 | 41 | 44 | 109 | 150 | 157 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:24PM1.57m | 1:52AM1.44m | 2:22PM1.55m | 2:51AM1.43m | 3:20PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:46PM0.12m | 8:04AM0.13m | 8:44PM0.13m | 9:02AM0.13m | 9:41PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
407 | 353 | 255 | 240 | 200 | 157 | 115 | 86 | 59 | 41 | 53 | 53 | 55 | 41 | 41 | 44 | 105 | 150 | 157 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 41 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 38 | 59 | 38 | 34 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | E 13 | E 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | S 15 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 |
5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 29 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — |
1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 34 | 31 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 115 | 107 | — | — | — | — | 109 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 234 | 111 | 57 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 98 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
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