Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (16 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 12PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thu 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 8 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 101 | 70 | 113 | 134 | 124 | 66 | 88 | 109 | 84 | 69 | 70 | 149 | 54 | 53 | 58 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 76 | 85 | 86 | 55 | 60 | 35 | 101 | 220 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:18AM1.38m | 11:41PM1.25m | 12:02PM1.36m | 00:26AM1.23m | 12:46PM1.34m | 1:11AM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:07AM0.30m | 5:43PM0.30m | 5:51AM0.32m | 6:27PM0.31m | 6:34AM0.33m | 7:10PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | 8:09 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 101 | 70 | 66 | 61 | 69 | 66 | 88 | 109 | 84 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 54 | 53 | 50 | 42 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 43 | 44 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 58 | 51 | 49 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 40 | 37 | 58 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 76 | 85 | 86 | 55 | 60 | 16 | 40 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | S 15 | S 12 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | NNE 5 | — | NNE 8 | WSW 4 | W 3 | WSW 5 | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 113 | 134 | 124 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 149 | — | 32 | — | 126 | 13 | 3 | 7 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 101 | 220 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 163 | 163 |
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