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Cray Bay surf break

Cray Bay surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 12 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
18.3° 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 5PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (12 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (12 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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

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16 DaysHourly
Print Table
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.4
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
Period(s) (?)111211111112121314141413131414141313131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)359385372379433464496585804804893947880816840804642552494418297287209169
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
40
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NW
5
W
10
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:08PM
1.28
1:32AM
1.34
1:54PM
1.26
2:19AM
1.33
2:41PM
1.25
3:07AM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:04AM
0.33
7:19PM
0.33
7:50AM
0.35
8:04PM
0.34
8:37AM
0.35
8:50PM
0.34
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise--------7:05-------7:07-------
Sunset---7:37-------7:36-------7:34----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------14311----
Temp. °C161718171717171719202120202019181616161516161514
Feels °C (?)131213111314141417182020202120181212121011121111
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