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Cray Bay Surf Forecast
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Cray Bay surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Cray Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 9PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 311 | 347 | 421 | 284 | 103 | 76 | 74 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 113 | 103 | 203 | 1325 | 1137 | 1783 | 2526 | 2968 | 4055 | 4519 | 5569 | 6078 | 6127 | 5393 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | on | glass | off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:05PM 1.63 | 7:31AM 1.58 | 7:59PM 1.67 | 8:26AM 1.58 | 8:54PM 1.69 | 9:21AM 1.56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:24AM 0.03 | 1:46PM 0.01 | 2:21AM 0.01 | 2:40PM 0.01 | 3:17AM 0.01 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - |
| Sunset | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 17 | - | - | - | 12 | 21 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
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