
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 10PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
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 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 13 | SSE 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SSW 8 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSE 11 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
290 | 163 | 170 | 251 | 187 | 187 | 143 | 131 | 137 | 96 | 126 | 152 | 280 | 777 | 741 | 326 | 256 | 230 | 276 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:51PM1.54m | 2:17AM1.46m | 2:50PM1.58m | 3:17AM1.48m | 3:49PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09PM0.15m | 8:30AM0.10m | 9:09PM0.12m | 9:29AM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
160 | 163 | 170 | 251 | 187 | 187 | 143 | 131 | 137 | 96 | 113 | 138 | 117 | 459 | 526 | 326 | 239 | 230 | 276 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | NE 5 | S 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
290 | 28 | 151 | 20 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 23 | 40 | 79 | 126 | 152 | 147 | 243 | 231 | 265 | 256 | 183 | 109 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | S 13 | ENE 5 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 16 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 15 |
12 | 161 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 73 | 1 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | W 2 | WSW 4 | NW 2 | WSW 5 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — |
37 | 60 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 96 | 280 | 777 | 741 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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