Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 11AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 202 | 202 | 202 | 199 | 212 | 309 | 574 | 840 | 383 | 484 | 474 | 349 | 520 | 456 | 472 | 446 | 468 | 600 | 609 | 483 | 1456 | 1863 | 2063 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:27AM1.37m | 6:50PM1.45m | 7:15AM1.43m | 7:38PM1.47m | 8:03AM1.49m | 8:27PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:39PM0.20m | 1:07AM0.17m | 1:29PM0.16m | 1:55AM0.14m | 2:20PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 13 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 202 | 202 | 202 | 199 | 212 | 309 | 251 | 275 | 383 | 484 | 474 | 349 | 520 | 456 | 472 | 446 | 468 | 600 | 609 | 483 | 1456 | 1863 | 2063 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ESE 15 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | S 16 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 85 | 57 | 50 | 84 | 30 | 17 | 219 | 215 | 212 | 206 | 206 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 104 | 103 | 101 | 72 | 57 | 190 | 56 | 36 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | S 10 | ESE 15 | NNE 5 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 50 | 88 | 85 | 47 | 86 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 2 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 55 | 574 | 840 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 27 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 75 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 112 | 2 | 0 |
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