Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (07 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 9PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 604 | 730 | 774 | 775 | 881 | 921 | 954 | 909 | 809 | 749 | 577 | 477 | 443 | 423 | 351 | 287 | 254 | 232 | 202 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:36PM1.55m | 2:03AM1.44m | 2:35PM1.57m | 3:02AM1.45m | 3:33PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:56PM0.14m | 8:15AM0.11m | 8:55PM0.13m | 9:14AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 921 | 954 | 909 | 809 | 749 | 577 | 477 | 443 | 423 | 351 | 287 | 254 | 232 | 202 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 16 | — | S 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | — | 4 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 26 | 39 | 15 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | — | E 16 | E 16 | S 15 | E 16 | NE 16 | S 13 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 15 | NE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | — |
| kJ | 604 | 730 | 774 | 775 | 881 | — | — | 82 | 77 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 118 | 118 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 80 |
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