
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 8AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 13 | S 10 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
800 | 673 | 991 | 1117 | 1759 | 1476 | 1256 | 1245 | 822 | 771 | 841 | 827 | 594 | 563 | 486 | 415 | 407 | 400 | 331 | 260 | 290 | 212 | 353 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:57AM1.46m | 00:21AM1.44m | 12:53PM1.50m | 1:18AM1.45m | 1:51PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45AM0.17m | 6:15PM0.19m | 6:38AM0.15m | 7:11PM0.17m | 7:33AM0.13m | 8:09PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 12 |
800 | 673 | 467 | 1117 | 1759 | 1476 | 1256 | 1245 | 822 | 771 | 841 | 827 | 594 | 563 | 486 | 415 | 407 | 400 | 331 | 260 | 163 | 212 | 353 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
130 | 586 | 991 | 473 | 232 | 224 | 209 | 89 | 353 | 348 | 100 | 4 | 163 | 85 | 84 | 81 | 121 | 121 | 198 | 239 | 290 | 29 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 12 | — | NE 15 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | NE 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 4 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | S 13 | E 12 |
165 | 127 | 239 | 146 | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | 93 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 89 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 90 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 57 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
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