Cray Bay surf break

Cray Bay surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 13 Nov 2025 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
17.4° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Cray Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 5PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (13 Nov)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (13 Nov)6ft (1.9m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
ENE
2.5
NE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
E
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)8899999999999999910101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)809881541547547427336268258318304318318326372449459414378377459459402392
Wind
(km/h)
35
N
25
N
25
ENE
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
NNE
15
E
5
NNE
10
NE
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
crossoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:54PM
1.54
1:25AM
1.39
1:49PM
1.47
2:20AM
1.35
2:42PM
1.41
3:13AM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:18PM
0.13
7:34AM
0.19
8:11PM
0.17
8:28AM
0.24
9:02PM
0.21
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Sunrise-------5:48-------5:47-------5:47
Sunset---8:02-------8:04-------8:05----
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------141----11------
Temp. °C202220181514131316171516151312131518201813111112
Feels °C (?)1517161613131212161515151512910121213128779
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