Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 4PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 560 | 586 | 381 | 415 | 456 | 567 | 562 | 440 | 334 | 584 | 1455 | 2068 | 2738 | 2740 | 2756 | 2316 | 2365 | 2200 | 1966 | 2194 | 1807 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:06AM1.53m | 7:33PM1.63m | 8:00AM1.52m | 8:25PM1.59m | 8:52AM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19PM0.03m | 1:55AM0.03m | 2:14PM0.05m | 2:46AM0.06m | 3:07PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 560 | 586 | 381 | 415 | 456 | 567 | 562 | 440 | 334 | 334 | 304 | 264 | 264 | 355 | 413 | 374 | 198 | 164 | 178 | 1795 | 1435 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 104 | 113 | 120 | 64 | 71 | 109 | 94 | 51 | 20 | 29 | 66 | 119 | 115 | 92 | 89 | 84 | 45 | 123 | 138 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | ESE 13 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | S 19 | — | SE 15 | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 25 | 182 | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | 9 | — | — | 298 | — | — | — | 44 | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 54 | 201 | 584 | 1455 | 2068 | 2738 | 2740 | 2756 | 2316 | 2365 | 2200 | 1966 | 2194 | 1807 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 41 | 41 | 209 | 212 | 222 | 209 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 260 | 260 | 254 | 41 | 41 |
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