
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 1AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
394 | 642 | 779 | 926 | 1094 | 1214 | 1289 | 1257 | 1209 | 1132 | 1117 | 1102 | 1087 | 947 | 934 | 850 | 1310 | 2581 | 2313 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:00PM1.72m | 7:26AM1.56m | 7:55PM1.70m | 8:23AM1.54m | 8:50PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:23AM-0.00m | 1:40PM-0.02m | 2:20AM-0.00m | 2:36PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 22 | S 21 |
394 | 642 | 779 | 926 | 1094 | 1214 | 1289 | 1257 | 1209 | 1132 | 1117 | 1102 | 1087 | 947 | 934 | 850 | 721 | 2581 | 2313 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 4 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 23 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 47 | 112 | 219 | 277 | 234 | 181 | 109 | 134 | 206 | 157 | 149 | 1310 | 700 | 607 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | NE 10 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 19 | SSW 18 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | SSW 20 | S 19 | S 25 | S 11 | — | — |
2 | 4 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 28 | 103 | 119 | 109 | 104 | — | 39 | 29 | 311 | 108 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
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