Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 11PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri morning, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
248 | 155 | 207 | 287 | 386 | 606 | 1009 | 998 | 1485 | 1456 | 1398 | 842 | 711 | 569 | 455 | 365 | 353 | 290 | 280 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:07PM1.37m | 4:27AM1.27m | 4:53PM1.39m | 5:13AM1.30m | 5:38PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:24PM0.32m | 10:35AM0.28m | 11:11PM0.29m | 11:23AM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
248 | 155 | 207 | 287 | 386 | 606 | 1009 | 998 | 1485 | 1456 | 1398 | 842 | 711 | 569 | 455 | 365 | 353 | 290 | 280 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 |
33 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | S 18 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | ESE 11 | — | ESE 11 | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | N 10 | — |
4 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 12 | — | 12 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 24 | — | — | — | 31 | 35 | 47 | 41 | 69 | 72 | 54 | 62 | 69 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 55 | 112 | 112 | 82 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 63 | 55 | 60 |
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