Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 9PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s 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 (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
923 | 470 | 470 | 427 | 342 | 330 | 264 | 255 | 199 | 192 | 189 | 149 | 146 | 102 | 73 | 50 | 34 | 33 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:30AM1.31m | 12:56PM1.36m | 1:18AM1.28m | 1:44PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:25PM0.30m | 6:42AM0.30m | 7:12PM0.33m | 7:28AM0.32m | 8:00PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ESE 13 |
923 | 470 | 470 | 427 | 342 | 330 | 264 | 255 | 199 | 192 | 189 | 149 | 146 | 102 | 73 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 33 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 5 | ESE 13 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 5 |
92 | 86 | 61 | 52 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 6 | 34 | 50 | 33 | 32 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | SSE 16 | E 15 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | NE 14 | ESE 13 | S 19 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 9 |
— | 183 | 87 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | 7 | 33 | 7 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | NNE 4 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | — | NNE 5 | N 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 |
— | — | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 25 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 8 | 63 | 63 |
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