Cray Bay surf break

Cray Bay surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 12 Apr 2026 NZST
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Cray Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cray Bay sea temperature is
17.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cray Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 7PM is: 5.5m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (12 Apr)15ft (4.5m)11s
Evening (12 Apr)16ft (5.0m)12s

Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
!
1
4
4
2
1
1
2
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
ENE
4
ENE
4.5
ENE
5.5
ENE
5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3
E
2.5
E
2.2
E
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)91011121212111110101099914141413131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)170030084800791866103626231616121040833657477300268482721518680569477473380290232
Wind
(km/h)
50
ENE
55
ENE
60
ENE
50
ENE
30
W
45
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
20
N
25
N
30
NNE
15
NNW
20
N
15
N
10
NW
10
W
5
WNW
10
E
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
SW
5
NW
10
WSW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:01AM
0.33
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise6:37-------6:37-------6:39-------
Sunset--5:46-------5:45-------5:44-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
---5121------------11--1-
Temp. °C192020192020201819222020181716151718171615141312
Feels °C (?)12121112171217161618161815151514171717161412118
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