- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Cray Bay Surf Forecast
/ Hawkes Bay (22 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Cray Bay surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 29 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Cray Bay today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 6AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the N by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | |
1387 | 1141 | 976 | 826 | 750 | 638 | 628 | 529 | 281 | 229 | 153 | 100 | 128 | 94 | 92 | 100 | 105 | 144 | 128 | 128 | 153 | 162 | 183 | 285 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | 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 | 4:33AM1.33m | 5:00PM1.39m | 5:19AM1.33m | 5:44PM1.41m | 6:04AM1.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:28PM0.29m | 10:45AM0.26m | 11:16PM0.29m | 11:29AM0.27m | 00:02AM0.29m | 12:14PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | | | |  | | | | | | | |  | | |  | | | | |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 14 |
 kJ | 1387 | 1141 | 976 | 826 | 750 | 638 | 628 | 529 | 281 | 229 | 153 | 100 | 128 | 94 | 92 | 100 | 74 | 51 | 32 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 121 | 106 | 137 | 89 | 42 | 25 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 11 | NE 11 | E 9 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SW 12 | S 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 29 | 14 | 37 | 83 | 75 | 105 | 144 | 128 | 128 | 153 | 162 | 183 | 285 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 60 | 57 | 57 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Cray Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest