Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 3AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 106 | 73 | 162 | 162 | 222 | 198 | 129 | 155 | 207 | 287 | 390 | 741 | 1009 | 1502 | 975 | 1567 | 780 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:40AM1.26m | 4:07PM1.37m | 4:27AM1.27m | 4:53PM1.39m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:36PM0.34m | 9:48AM0.30m | 10:24PM0.32m | 10:35AM0.28m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 |
| kJ | 106 | 73 | 68 | 44 | 222 | 198 | 129 | 155 | 207 | 287 | 390 | 741 | 1009 | 1502 | 975 | 1567 | 780 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 5 | ESE 11 | S 7 | ESE 11 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 76 | 41 | 162 | 162 | 43 | 28 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 31 | 12 | 100 | 12 | 115 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | S 18 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 18 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | ESE 11 | — | ESE 11 | — | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 16 | 58 | 30 | 16 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 13 | — | 12 | — | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | — | NW 3 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 2 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 17 | 62 | — | — | 4 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 63 | 63 | 142 | 2 | 60 | 80 | 82 | 63 |
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