Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 4PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 935 | 2256 | 3543 | 3820 | 7017 | 4093 | 4898 | 4992 | 6718 | 5604 | 4619 | 3868 | 3826 | 2137 | 1855 | 2184 | 1189 | 1111 | 798 | 674 | 555 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:28AM1.36m | 9:49PM1.43m | 10:15AM1.39m | 10:37PM1.43m | 11:05AM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:42PM0.22m | 4:11AM0.20m | 4:30PM0.21m | 4:56AM0.18m | 5:21PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 0 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 411 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3685 | — | — | — | 4103 | 3446 | 2888 | 2525 | 2201 | 1879 | 850 | 1291 | 1189 | 432 | 679 | 674 | 555 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SE 16 | S 12 | SE 16 | SE 15 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 978 | 41 | 529 | 40 | 36 | 517 | 158 | 177 | 212 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 18 | E 18 | SE 15 | S 10 | SE 13 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 66 | 41 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 100 | 215 | 102 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 935 | 2256 | 3543 | 3820 | 7017 | 4093 | 4898 | 4992 | 6718 | 5604 | 4619 | 3868 | 3826 | 2137 | 1855 | 2184 | — | 1111 | 798 | 521 | 282 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 55 | 254 | 39 | 243 | 257 | 163 | 163 | 27 | 41 | 134 | 55 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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