
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 8AM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
866 | 899 | 777 | 775 | 332 | 325 | 325 | 281 | 281 | 240 | 199 | 194 | 154 | 120 | 229 | 201 | 198 | 198 | 195 | 189 | 181 | 190 | 209 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:03AM1.25m | 3:28PM1.36m | 3:51AM1.28m | 4:15PM1.38m | 4:39AM1.32m | 5:02PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:11AM0.30m | 9:46PM0.30m | 10:00AM0.27m | 10:33PM0.26m | 10:49AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | -1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 14 | SSE 8 | ESE 13 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 |
460 | 450 | 411 | 368 | 332 | 325 | 325 | 281 | 281 | 240 | 199 | 194 | 154 | 120 | 229 | 115 | 198 | 82 | 74 | 189 | 181 | 190 | 209 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | S 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 8 | ESE 13 | S 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
25 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 35 | 85 | 99 | 86 | 81 | 81 | 59 | 201 | 66 | 198 | 195 | 137 | 132 | 91 | 88 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 18 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | S 18 | ESE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | S 9 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | NE 4 |
20 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 55 | 34 | 81 | 73 | 84 | 82 | 56 | 71 | 45 | 44 | 14 | 15 | 14 | — | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 |
866 | 899 | 777 | 775 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 23 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 55 | 0 |
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