
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 10AM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
58 | 32 | 26 | 32 | 57 | 56 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 61 | 360 | 775 | 1056 | 1342 | 1520 | 1592 | 1320 | 1035 | 989 | 686 | 589 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:06AM1.45m | 12:37PM1.54m | 1:04AM1.44m | 1:36PM1.55m | 2:03AM1.44m | 2:35PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21AM0.13m | 6:58PM0.15m | 7:18AM0.12m | 7:56PM0.14m | 8:15AM0.11m | 8:55PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
58 | 32 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 56 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 42 | 22 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 1035 | 824 | 686 | 589 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | NE 10 | S 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | — | E 16 | E 16 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | SW 14 | E 15 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 57 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 24 | 22 | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 9 | S 18 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 9 | NE 10 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | E 16 | — | — | — | E 16 | — | NE 16 | NE 15 | S 13 |
9 | 3 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 10 | 9 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 5 | N 5 | — | SSW 3 | S 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
— | — | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 42 | 36 | — | 3 | 61 | 360 | 775 | 1056 | 1342 | 1520 | 1592 | 1320 | — | 989 | 137 | 88 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 112 | 154 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 27 | 2 | 41 | 207 | 41 | 2 |
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