
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 4AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 10 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
486 | 478 | 407 | 400 | 331 | 260 | 437 | 163 | 170 | 251 | 184 | 187 | 176 | 140 | 137 | 120 | 126 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:18AM1.45m | 1:51PM1.54m | 2:17AM1.46m | 2:50PM1.58m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:11PM0.17m | 7:33AM0.13m | 8:09PM0.15m | 8:30AM0.10m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
486 | 478 | 407 | 400 | 331 | 260 | 437 | 163 | 170 | 251 | 184 | 187 | 176 | 140 | 137 | 120 | 96 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 9 | S 13 | S 12 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
84 | 81 | 123 | 163 | 247 | 239 | 106 | 161 | 151 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 40 | 79 | 126 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 16 | SE 12 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | S 6 |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | WSW 4 | W 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 6 |
3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 44 | 46 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 52 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 2 |
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