Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 8PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 3.0m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1441 | 2056 | 4422 | 5688 | 2577 | 1854 | 1107 | 716 | 524 | 431 | 313 | 176 | 216 | 175 | 132 | 74 | 122 | 561 | 548 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:40AM1.26m | 1:05PM1.34m | 1:27AM1.24m | 1:53PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36PM0.33m | 6:50AM0.33m | 7:23PM0.35m | 7:36AM0.34m | 8:11PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 9 | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 45 | 28 | 2476 | 3233 | 2577 | 1854 | 1107 | 716 | 524 | 431 | 313 | 176 | 216 | 175 | 132 | 74 | 16 | 348 | 321 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | S 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SSW 10 | SE 12 | ESE 9 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 15 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 80 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 36 | 23 | 17 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 18 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 13 | SE 10 | NE 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 9 | S 17 | SE 12 | E 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | W 2 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 1441 | 2056 | 4422 | 5688 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 122 | 561 | 548 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 303 | 274 | 207 | 207 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 134 |
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