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High tide 2nds, Cray Bay

11:37 pm 8 Aug 2011


Cray Bay ratings
Quality on a good day: 4.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 4.0
Wind and kite surfing: 1.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Cray Bay Surf Forecast / New-Zealand – Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

6 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 05 am Monday 04 Jun 2012

Cray Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Rating 3
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Energy
Swell Map See all maps
Largest waves (m) & direction (?) 1.4
S
1.4
S
0.9
S
0.5
E
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
S
0.5
S
1.8
SSW
1.8
S
1.3
S
0.9
S
0.5
NE
1.5
S
1.7
S
1.3
S
Period (s) (?) 9 11 10 10 13 17 16 15 9 9 10 10 10 10 9 8 8 9
Surfscale
Wave
Graph

(?)
Max-energy 318 465 168 54 126 200 276 228 76 43 575 703 318 143 40 272 412 295
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE 15
NE 15
N 20
N 25
N 30
NNE 10
NW 15
NNE 20
N 40
WSW 30
SW 5
SW 10
NNW 25
W 30
W 35
SW 30
SW 20
W
Wind State (?) glass cross cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross glass cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross cross cross-
off
Key to wind character - offshore winds at Cray Bay blow from the NW
onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy
High Tide
/ height (m)

5:11PM
1.96

5:37AM
1.86

6:09PM
2.00
6:37AM
1.87

7:07PM
2.02
7:35AM
1.86

8:03PM
1.99
8:31AM
1.83

8:57PM
1.94
9:24AM
1.78

9:50PM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:55AM
0.12

11:30PM
0.08
11:54AM
0.08

12:28AM
0.05

12:50PM
0.06
1:27AM
0.04

1:46PM
0.05
2:23AM
0.04

2:40PM
0.06

3:17AM
0.06
3:35PM
0.10

 

Note: the tide data above is for Napier, New Zealand which is 41 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Cray Bay. New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph.

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Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is 15.2 °C (Statistics for 04 Jun 1981-2005 - mean: 14.8 max: 16.1 min: 13.5 °C)

Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Cool air temperatures (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue night). Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Cool air temperatures (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Thu night).
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  clear clear clear part cloud rain showers rain showers clear part cloud rain showers clear part cloud clear clear clear rain showers clear clear clear
Summary clear clear clear some clouds rain shwrs rain shwrs clear some clouds rain shwrs clear some clouds clear clear clear rain shwrs clear clear clear
Rain (mm) - - - - 1 6 - - 3 - - - - - 2 - - -
High °C 11 13 13 15 15 16 17 17 15 12 11 9 12 13 12 9 10 8
Low °C 11 12 12 12 14 14 15 16 13 12 9 9 9 12 9 8 9 7
Chill °C (?) 11 11 11 13 13 15 17 17 13 9 8 6 10 11 9 5 7 5
Sunrise 7:24 - - 7:26 - - 7:26 - - 7:26 - - 7:28 - - 7:28 - -
Sunset - 16:53 - - 16:53 - - 16:53 - - 16:52 - - 16:52 - - 16:52 -
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Information about the Cray Bay Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Cray Bay provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 6 days. A general guide to surfing at Cray Bay can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Cray Bay surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Cray Bay) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Cray Bay may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

Cray Bay is 26 km (16 miles) from the city of Hastings. If you plan a holiday in Hawkes Bay, look for hotels and other accommodation in Hastings. Hastings has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.