Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 1PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | ESE 11 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 123 | 79 | 177 | 559 | 1225 | 2097 | 4503 | 7873 | 3075 | 2206 | 1324 | 843 | 603 | 449 | 326 | 257 | 234 | 198 | 146 | 78 | 137 | 320 | 526 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:17PM1.35m | 00:40AM1.26m | 1:05PM1.34m | 1:27AM1.24m | 1:53PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:04AM0.32m | 6:36PM0.33m | 6:50AM0.33m | 7:23PM0.35m | 7:36AM0.34m | 8:11PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 81 | 79 | 79 | 57 | 45 | 29 | 2476 | 3336 | 3075 | 2206 | 1324 | 843 | 603 | 449 | 326 | 257 | 234 | 198 | 146 | 78 | 17 | 17 | 355 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 123 | 77 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 26 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 11 | S 17 | S 16 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 9 | S 17 | S 18 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | W 3 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | W 4 | NNW 2 | — | W 2 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 177 | 559 | 1225 | 2097 | 4503 | 7873 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 137 | 320 | 526 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 120 | 303 | 198 | 207 | 207 | 55 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 149 | 23 | 2 |
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