Cray Bay surf break

Cray Bay surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am 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 11AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
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
Mon
13
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
2
ENE
2.2
ENE
1.7
E
2.1
ENE
2.4
ENE
3
ENE
4
ENE
5.5
ENE
6.5
ENE
7
NE
4
ENE
Period(s) (?)10101010101010101010101010111210910101011121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3633703133193193693693693783863944735448871269608705104414643182701011210134353999
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
SW
5
WNW
10
SE
15
SSE
5
S
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
0
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
45
ENE
60
ENE
70
ENE
70
NE
40
WNW
45
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off
ononcross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:31AM
1.26
11:53PM
1.34
12:16PM
1.24
12:39AM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:30AM
0.32
5:41PM
0.33
6:15AM
0.34
6:26PM
0.34
7:01AM
0.33
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
Sunrise--6:35-------6:35-------6:37-----
Sunset----5:51-------5:49-------5:46---
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---------------111-13191
Temp. °C161517181716151414151618171717171818191920202120
Feels °C (?)15141616151514131314171716151515161513109101612
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