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) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 2AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| 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) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 119 | 112 | 82 | 101 | 72 | 86 | 80 | 112 | 109 | 96 | 102 | 526 | 692 | 1358 | 1130 | 878 | 660 | 449 | 426 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:01PM1.50m | 11:29AM1.59m | 11:57PM1.48m | 12:25PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:17AM0.10m | 5:53PM0.10m | 6:11AM0.10m | 6:49PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 119 | 112 | 82 | 101 | 72 | 64 | 58 | 112 | 109 | 96 | 78 | 526 | 692 | 1358 | 1130 | 878 | 660 | 449 | 426 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | E 14 | E 18 | E 15 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 89 | 85 | 49 | 44 | 42 | 86 | 80 | 23 | 21 | 40 | 93 | 70 | 68 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 55 | 126 | 112 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 16 | SSE 10 | S 18 | — | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 12 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 99 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 3 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 81 | 102 | 87 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 75 | 63 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 112 | 274 | 243 | 23 | 243 | 31 | 23 | 242 | 242 | 112 | 63 | 63 |
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