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Cray Bay surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 11 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
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 9PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 555 | 339 | 1269 | 1541 | 1031 | 1153 | 1563 | 2867 | 4450 | 8155 | 8007 | 4360 | 1606 | 1612 | 1079 | 850 | 692 | 442 | 307 | 289 | 573 | 832 | 518 | 423 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:16PM 1.24 | 12:39AM 1.34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:26PM 0.34 | 7:01AM 0.33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - |
| Sunset | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 17 |
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