Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 2PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 14 | S 12 | SSW 13 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 84 | 113 | 107 | 104 | 103 | 60 | 59 | 50 | 193 | 448 | 853 | 1492 | 2475 | 2217 | 1837 | 1497 | 1110 | 2127 | 738 | 1808 | 637 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:24PM1.58m | 5:51AM1.49m | 6:17PM1.57m | 6:44AM1.50m | 7:08PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09AM0.08m | 11:45PM0.08m | 12:05PM0.08m | 00:37AM0.07m | 12:58PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | NE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 9 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 84 | 83 | 64 | 44 | 31 | 19 | 21 | 50 | 193 | 448 | 853 | 1492 | 2475 | 2217 | 1837 | 1497 | 1110 | 932 | 3 | 652 | 637 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SE 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | NE 13 | ENE 9 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 12 | S 18 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 21 | 104 | 103 | 12 | 59 | 30 | 16 | 43 | 8 | 42 | 32 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 59 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 18 | ESE 7 | ENE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 13 | SE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 13 | ENE 9 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 70 | 113 | 107 | 14 | 13 | 60 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 7 | NNW 3 | — | WSW 3 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | S 12 | SSW 13 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | 6 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2127 | 738 | 1808 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 112 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 198 | 274 | 118 | 2 |
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