Cray Bay surf break

Cray Bay surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 16 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
17.0° 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 2AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
1
S
1.9
SSW
1.2
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.4
ESE
0.5
S
0.3
ESE
1.3
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
2
NE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)9999131211101099991281167778999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1351625492567596574182701941421049974513625141241281423241258270165
Wind
(km/h)
40
W
30
W
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NW
15
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
35
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNW
20
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:49AM
1.48
5:18PM
1.50
5:42AM
1.52
6:11PM
1.57
6:36AM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:37PM
0.17
11:06AM
0.12
11:32PM
0.11
11:58AM
0.07
12:28AM
0.07
12:52PM
0.03
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----6:41-------6:43-------6:43---
Sunset------5:39-------5:38-------5:37-
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------------13---
Temp. °C141413141518201715131416171819181918181716182018
Feels °C (?)5710121316181413101112121415121313121514161615
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