
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (14 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 9PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 14 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 73 | 70 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 38 | 56 | 57 | 96 | 225 | 270 | 524 | 692 | 838 | 993 | 1081 | 1257 | 1241 | 1241 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:05PM1.69m | 5:32AM1.55m | 6:03PM1.71m | 6:29AM1.56m | 7:00PM1.72m | 7:26AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26PM0.04m | 11:44AM-0.01m | 00:26AM0.01m | 12:43PM-0.02m | 1:23AM-0.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | |
5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 14 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 |
14 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 73 | 70 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 38 | 56 | 57 | 96 | 225 | 270 | 524 | 692 | 838 | 993 | 1081 | 1257 | 1241 | 1241 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 8 | S 13 |
31 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 581 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | NE 5 | NE 4 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | E 11 | NE 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | — | SW 9 | SSW 8 | — | S 16 | — |
6 | 18 | 33 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | 6 | — | 20 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | N 4 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 8 | — |
42 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 29 | 16 | 12 | 119 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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