Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 8PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 6 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 80 | 112 | 104 | 117 | 112 | 533 | 692 | 614 | 1267 | 991 | 746 | 604 | 492 | 403 | 495 | 495 | 478 | 478 | 423 | 408 | 314 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:29AM1.59m | 11:57PM1.48m | 12:25PM1.58m | 00:54AM1.46m | 1:23PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53PM0.10m | 6:11AM0.10m | 6:49PM0.11m | 7:07AM0.12m | 7:46PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 7 | S 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 80 | 112 | 104 | 96 | 61 | 533 | 198 | 251 | 1267 | 991 | 746 | 604 | 492 | 403 | 495 | 495 | 478 | 478 | 423 | 408 | 314 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 15 | E 18 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | E 16 | E 16 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 40 | 39 | 21 | 23 | 35 | 70 | 692 | 614 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 134 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | S 18 | — | — | E 14 | — | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 14 | E 16 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 13 | E 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 99 | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 12 | 4 | 51 | 117 | 112 | 115 | 319 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 112 | 163 | 243 | 23 | 243 | 55 | 39 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 157 | 111 | 57 |
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