Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 5AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 85 | 63 | 68 | 73 | 70 | 41 | 39 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:17AM1.38m | 12:47PM1.38m | 1:06AM1.33m | 1:35PM1.36m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:09PM0.23m | 6:33AM0.22m | 6:59PM0.28m | 7:19AM0.26m | 7:48PM0.32m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 85 | 63 | 68 | 73 | 70 | 41 | 39 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 85 | 57 | 56 | 33 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 29 | 20 | 11 | 27 | 33 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 28 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 110 | 110 | 118 | 60 | 190 | 142 | 63 | 98 |
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