Cray Bay surf break

Cray Bay surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
17.6° 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 3PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.8
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
Period(s) (?)99915151414141313131312121212126667777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8581519385120116108102116113109103838179788796161298389443435
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
10
NNE
15
N
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
N
15
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:38AM
1.54
11:06PM
1.61
11:33AM
1.52
12:02AM
1.60
12:30PM
1.49
12:59AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:33AM
0.06
4:54PM
0.06
5:28AM
0.07
5:48PM
0.08
6:24AM
0.09
6:44PM
0.10
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise--7:16-------7:18-------7:18-----
Sunset-----7:17-------7:16-------7:15--
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131314151616161615151516171717171717171717171717
Feels °C (?)111112121314141515161514141414141313121211111111
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