Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 3PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 14 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 37 | 49 | 46 | 99 | 148 | 168 | 142 | 87 | 84 | 139 | 119 | 78 | 52 | 50 | 53 | 57 | 50 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:46AM1.52m | 7:10PM1.50m | 7:37AM1.59m | 8:02PM1.53m | 8:30AM1.64m | 8:56PM1.54m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03PM0.12m | 1:24AM0.09m | 1:57PM0.08m | 2:16AM0.06m | 2:51PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | SSW 12 | S 12 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 14 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 49 | 46 | 99 | 148 | 168 | 142 | 87 | 60 | 139 | 119 | 78 | 52 | 50 | 29 | 16 | 50 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 8 | SE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | S 8 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 32 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 85 | 84 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 24 | 53 | 57 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SE 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 10 | NE 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NE 4 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 17 | ENE 5 | SSW 13 | — | S 8 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 3 | 16 | — | 5 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | NE 5 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | W 2 | WNW 2 | W 2 | W 3 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | 17 | 40 | 88 | 13 | 37 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 2 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 362 | 60 | 198 | 198 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 63 | 63 | 142 | 122 |
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