Cray Bay surf break

Cray Bay surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 10 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
17.1° 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 10PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)--
Afternoon (10 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (10 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
1
4
4
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.6
E
2
ENE
2
E
2.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
6
ENE
7
ENE
7
NE
3.5
ENE
3
ENE
1.9
E
2.1
ENE
1.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)101010101010101010111011101010101112131211101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)31936936936937838646347357310645419427991245206735787920130471638733141945751867667
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
0
ESE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
50
ENE
55
ENE
65
ENE
60
NE
25
W
45
WNW
20
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
30
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:53PM
1.34
12:16PM
1.24
12:39AM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:41PM
0.33
6:15AM
0.34
6:26PM
0.34
7:01AM
0.33
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise------6:35-------6:37-------6:37-
Sunset5:51-------5:49-------5:46-------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------221--25121----
Temp. °C171615141515161817171718181819192020202021181921
Feels °C (?)151514131515171716161616151412111011181317161616
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