Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 10PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, strong winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
381 | 415 | 456 | 567 | 562 | 390 | 589 | 1119 | 2039 | 2856 | 2954 | 2702 | 2385 | 2119 | 2279 | 2081 | 1712 | 1770 | 1574 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:33PM1.63m | 8:00AM1.52m | 8:25PM1.59m | 8:52AM1.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:55AM0.03m | 2:14PM0.05m | 2:46AM0.06m | 3:07PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 |
381 | 415 | 456 | 567 | 562 | 390 | 335 | 251 | 219 | 220 | 225 | 269 | 339 | 211 | 175 | 136 | 167 | 1361 | 1228 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | S 19 | SSW 19 | S 19 | ESE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 11 | SSW 14 |
104 | 113 | 120 | 64 | 72 | 110 | 94 | 51 | 26 | 75 | 65 | 119 | 109 | 97 | 84 | 79 | 76 | 178 | 69 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | S 20 | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | S 20 | SSW 15 | — |
18 | 26 | 25 | 182 | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | 91 | — | — | 8 | 73 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
— | — | — | — | 17 | 103 | 589 | 1119 | 2039 | 2856 | 2954 | 2702 | 2385 | 2119 | 2279 | 2081 | 1712 | 1770 | 1574 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 39 | 207 | 209 | 212 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 260 | 257 | 41 | 2 |
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