Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (08 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 12AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, near gales from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 832 | 919 | 1013 | 1333 | 1333 | 1090 | 1020 | 969 | 834 | 745 | 669 | 796 | 1148 | 3390 | 6279 | 5464 | 5790 | 4886 | 3854 | 3770 | 3561 | 2771 | 2615 | 3746 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:00PM1.40m | 11:27AM1.34m | 11:48PM1.41m | 12:19PM1.39m | 00:40AM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22AM0.22m | 5:40PM0.25m | 6:09AM0.20m | 6:32PM0.22m | 6:59AM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
 | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 22 | E 11 | E 10 | S 19 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 832 | 919 | 1013 | 1333 | 1333 | 1090 | 1020 | 969 | 834 | 745 | 669 | 513 | 598 | 530 | 470 | 562 | 18 | 326 | 361 | 29 | 1331 | 2771 | 2615 | 3156 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | S 18 | — | NNE 9 | — | — | — | SSW 19 | — | SSW 19 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 55 | 54 | 45 | 41 | 39 | 49 | 54 | 55 | 34 | 294 | 355 | 682 | 6 | — | 9 | — | — | — | 74 | — | 73 | 25 | 51 | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 20 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | — | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 43 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 15 | 17 | 63 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | — | 100 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 8 | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 186 | 465 | — | 796 | 1148 | 3390 | 6279 | 5464 | 5790 | 4886 | 3854 | 3770 | 3561 | 847 | 686 | 3746 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 75 | 41 | 112 | 207 | 198 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 274 | 260 | 260 | 163 | 256 |
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