Cray Bay surf break

Cray Bay surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 12 May 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
15.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Cray Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 8AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (12 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (12 May)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1
S
16
1.6
S
15
1.5
S
15
1.4
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.2
S
12
3
SSW
13
2.5
S
12
2
S
11
2.4
S
10
2.2
S
10
1.6
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1074
848
737
504
480
403
496
1164
957
859
825
769
3831
3880
4055
3844
1883
1486
2593
1835
883
1280
928
422
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
0
NE
10
SE
5
WSW
10
W
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
off
off
off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
00:48AM1.36m
1:16PM1.27m
1:37AM1.38m
2:07PM1.33m
2:30AM1.41m
3:01PM1.40m
Low Tide
7:11AM0.27m
7:24PM0.28m
7:58AM0.23m
8:16PM0.24m
8:48AM0.18m
9:12PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:07
7:07
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:07
5:07
5:06
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
9
13
14
14
13
11
10
10
11
12
12
11
11
12
11
11
12
13
13
12
11
11
6
5
6
12
11
12
10
7
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.6
S
15
1.5
S
15
1.4
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.2
S
12
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
0.4
ENE
9
1.9
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.6
S
9
Energy kJ
1074
848
737
504
480
403
327
1164
957
859
825
769
2106
2011
2039
2106
1883
1486
1132
955
28
575
533
422
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
1
S
16
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
1.3
S
7
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.1
SE
14
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
Energy kJ
118
116
106
106
104
104
496
102
70
68
154
45
45
45
45
46
29
29
28
28
7
28
28
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.5
S
16
0.7
ENE
10
0.2
E
12
0.1
SE
17
0.1
S
26
0.6
E
10
0.3
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
S
22
0.2
S
22
0.1
SE
15
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
SSW
18
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
55
55
31
50
28
132
102
12
11
13
65
24
11
36
36
8
44
43
124
8
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
4
1.1
SSW
5
0.9
S
6
1
S
6
1.8
S
7
1.9
S
9
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
S
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
S
12
2
S
11
2.4
S
10
2.2
S
10
Energy kJ
31
66
53
67
306
536
3831
3880
4055
3844
2593
1835
883
1280
928
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
3
2
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
63
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
8
2
2
2
2
2
243
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
9
9
8
6
8
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
5
9
9
8
9
9
8
6
8
7
6
6
9
9
5
9
5
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