Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 9PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.9m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
5313 | 2228 | 1809 | 3278 | 2390 | 2123 | 526 | 650 | 546 | 331 | 443 | 266 | 241 | 543 | 400 | 400 | 796 | 477 | 470 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:54PM1.41m | 11:21AM1.41m | 11:42PM1.35m | 12:09PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:10AM0.21m | 5:37PM0.25m | 5:56AM0.26m | 6:25PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 15 | S 14 | SE 9 | S 14 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 |
1606 | 2228 | 1809 | 486 | 1063 | 262 | 297 | 439 | 382 | 331 | 305 | 266 | 241 | 543 | 400 | 400 | 796 | 477 | 470 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 14 | SE 9 | S 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
528 | 528 | 550 | 1142 | 362 | 223 | 206 | 113 | 119 | 116 | 116 | 90 | 68 | 258 | 249 | 243 | 90 | 85 | 61 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | — | S 16 | SSE 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | 421 | 212 | 81 | 78 | 50 | 93 | 204 | 197 | 68 | 48 | 118 | — | 127 | 86 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 |
5313 | — | — | 3278 | 2390 | 2123 | 526 | 650 | 546 | — | 443 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 134 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 116 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
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