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Cray Bay surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 10AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 35 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 18 | 31 | 70 | 144 | 130 | 194 | 357 | 432 | 671 | 1238 | 668 | 417 | 313 | 349 | 363 | 332 | 988 | 820 | 844 | 768 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:59AM 1.41 | 2:28PM 1.50 | 2:55AM 1.38 | 3:23PM 1.48 | 3:49AM 1.37 | 4:15PM 1.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:10AM 0.17 | 8:48PM 0.19 | 9:05AM 0.19 | 9:43PM 0.20 | 9:59AM 0.20 | 10:34PM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Hawkes Bay
Offshore wind has become cross-off at Cray Bay (moderate winds from the NNW at Te Mata Peak 17 km from Cray Bay). 0.5m 10s swell from the S with a 0.1m 10s swell from the SE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
17 km away, 43 min ago
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