Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 10PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | NE 8 | SSW 18 | S 17 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
205 | 154 | 151 | 156 | 112 | 78 | 75 | 51 | 33 | 40 | 58 | 34 | 112 | 215 | 547 | 363 | 898 | 848 | 865 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | 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 |
High Tide | 6:23PM1.43m | 6:45AM1.35m | 7:08PM1.45m | 7:31AM1.39m | 7:53PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:43AM0.22m | 12:57PM0.20m | 1:28AM0.19m | 1:44PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 6 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | S 17 | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 |
205 | 154 | 151 | 156 | 112 | 47 | 34 | 51 | 33 | 40 | 32 | 33 | 37 | 215 | 162 | 363 | 898 | 848 | 865 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 18 | NE 9 | S 17 | S 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
31 | 32 | 19 | 20 | 33 | 78 | 75 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 58 | 14 | 112 | 38 | 202 | 297 | 27 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | S 15 | S 14 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
16 | 24 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 34 | 14 | 15 | 38 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | WNW 2 | W 4 | W 4 | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 31 | 103 | 547 | 1 | 13 | 10 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 63 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 57 | 8 | 8 |
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