
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (09 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 1AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (09 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wed 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
109 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 52 | 37 | 35 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 46 | 51 | 42 | 40 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 72 | 206 | 141 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:08AM1.44m | 6:28PM1.39m | 6:54AM1.46m | 7:15PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54PM0.18m | 12:23PM0.22m | 00:40AM0.20m | 1:11PM0.22m | 1:26AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | |
— | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | 8:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 6 |
109 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 52 | 37 | 35 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 106 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | E 10 | S 13 | S 18 | S 3 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 12 | SSE 6 | SSW 11 |
1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 46 | 47 | 42 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 14 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 9 | S 7 | S 14 | E 9 | S 13 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SE 6 |
5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 40 | 35 | 11 | 32 | 29 | 2 | 28 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | SE 2 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | ENE 6 | — | — | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 5 | ENE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 51 | — | — | 32 | 35 | 11 | 16 | 72 | 206 | 141 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 261 | 163 | 192 | 119 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 0 | 63 | 60 | 60 | 75 |
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