
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 9AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 13 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
281 | 248 | 199 | 194 | 162 | 118 | 229 | 201 | 154 | 198 | 195 | 189 | 183 | 172 | 187 | 205 | 205 | 202 | 202 | 199 | 212 | 313 | 703 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:51AM1.28m | 4:15PM1.38m | 4:39AM1.32m | 5:02PM1.42m | 5:27AM1.37m | 5:50PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00AM0.27m | 10:33PM0.26m | 10:49AM0.24m | 11:20PM0.21m | 11:39AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 6 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 13 | S 8 |
281 | 248 | 199 | 194 | 162 | 118 | 229 | 201 | 154 | 198 | 195 | 189 | 183 | 172 | 187 | 205 | 205 | 202 | 202 | 199 | 212 | 313 | 396 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | S 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | NNE 5 | ESE 13 |
35 | 85 | 98 | 86 | 81 | 111 | 75 | 59 | 54 | 68 | 125 | 101 | 98 | 89 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 55 | 50 | 84 | 86 | 2 | 222 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | ESE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | S 13 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 3 | ESE 16 | NE 4 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 16 |
55 | 34 | 81 | 73 | 121 | 82 | 90 | 36 | 28 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 26 | 4 | 88 | 85 | 48 | 30 | 6 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NW 3 | NW 2 | WSW 3 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 128 | 703 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 2 |
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