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Cray Bay Surf Forecast
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Cray Bay surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 21 Aug 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Cray Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Cray Bay at 4AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cray Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 4141 | 3463 | 687 | 626 | 2503 | 504 | 446 | 727 | 566 | 556 | 459 | 425 | 394 | 338 | 396 | 319 | 272 | 225 | 138 | 132 | 120 | 101 | 134 | 129 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:06AM 1.42 | 4:36PM 1.54 | 5:00AM 1.41 | 5:28PM 1.53 | 5:52AM 1.41 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:01PM 0.17 | 10:17AM 0.15 | 10:56PM 0.17 | 11:11AM 0.15 | 11:48PM 0.16 | 12:03PM 0.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Hawkes Bay
Still cross-shore at Cray Bay (strong winds from the SW at Te Mata Peak 17 km from Cray Bay). 2.4m 14s groundswell from the S with a 1.6m 8s swell from the SSE and a 0.9m 14s groundswell from the S. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
17 km away, 1 h 17 min ago
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