Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 10AM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 7 | S 8 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 205 | 202 | 314 | 339 | 294 | 209 | 213 | 132 | 86 | 79 | 200 | 374 | 1962 | 1827 | 4784 | 9524 | 3075 | 2138 | 1324 | 969 | 716 | 535 | 467 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 11:30AM1.38m | 11:53PM1.29m | 12:17PM1.35m | 00:40AM1.26m | 1:05PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19AM0.29m | 5:49PM0.31m | 6:04AM0.32m | 6:36PM0.33m | 6:50AM0.33m | 7:23PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 4 | -1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | S 10 | SE 11 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 205 | 202 | 195 | 182 | 157 | 154 | 123 | 123 | 81 | 79 | 58 | 46 | 1004 | 29 | 2704 | 3890 | 3075 | 2138 | 1324 | 969 | 716 | 535 | 467 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 7 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 11 | ENE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 314 | 339 | 294 | 209 | 213 | 132 | 86 | 77 | 73 | 52 | 45 | 9 | 29 | 19 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 10 | SSW 17 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 45 | 67 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 56 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | — | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | SSW 7 | S 8 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 200 | 374 | 1962 | 1827 | 4784 | 9524 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 8 | 120 | 198 | 231 | 207 | 207 | 134 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
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