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Cray Bay surf break

Cray Bay surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 15 Oct 2025 NZDT
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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
13.8° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Cray Bay this week:

The surf forecast for Cray Bay over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 15) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Cray Bay in the next 12 days are 1.2m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 17) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Oct 19) at 1PM.

Wave TypeTime (NZDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 7AM (Wed 15th Oct)3.5ft (1.1m) 7s
Best Surf 1AM (Fri 17th Oct)6ft (1.8m) 6s
Most Powerful 4PM (Fri 17th Oct)4ft (1.2m) 10s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cray Bay over the next 12 days.

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Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu night).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
NightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.7
S
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
1.8
SSE
0.8
SE
1.2
S
0.7
S
0.5
SE
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.2
S
0.6
NE
0.7
SSW
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.3
SSW
0.4
NE
0.2
S
Period(s) (?)6769108691081012111865677611
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10189597345312821093056949713624242838359129
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
10
NNW
5
ESE
10
WNW
15
NW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
NNE
20
ENE
10
W
5
NNW
5
E
15
NW
0
WNW
35
W
15
WSW
10
NNW
15
NE
10
NW
15
NW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		glassoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		glassglassoffglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crossoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:48AM
1.46
1:16PM
1.56
1:45AM
1.41
2:13PM
1.50
2:42AM
1.37
3:08PM
1.46
3:37AM
1.35
4:01PM
1.42
4:29AM
1.34
4:50PM
1.39
5:18AM
1.34
5:38PM
1.38
6:04AM
1.36
6:23PM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:00AM
0.12
7:38PM
0.13
7:56AM
0.17
8:34PM
0.17
8:51AM
0.21
9:28PM
0.20
9:45AM
0.24
10:19PM
0.22
10:37AM
0.25
11:08PM
0.23
11:28AM
0.26
11:54PM
0.23
12:16PM
0.26
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise-6:26--6:24--6:22--6:20--6:20--6:18--6:16-
Sunset--7:30--7:30--7:31--7:32--7:34--7:35--7:36
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
4------------2-------
Temp. °C111515122020111313111719151515111517152223
Feels °C (?)513131014154981013171210661015121818
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Hawkes Bay

  1. weather stationWind Update Recent cross-onshore wind has turned cross-shore at Cray Bay (light winds from the SW at Te Mata Peak 17 km from Cray Bay). 1.6m 7s swell from the S with a 1.0m 6s windswell, also from the S and a 0.4m 11s groundswell, also from the SSW. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

    58 minutes ago Cray Bay
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17 km away, 58 min ago

13 km/h
SW
0.0
13.8
Air / Water (°C)
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Information about the Cray Bay Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Cray Bay provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Cray Bay can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Cray Bay surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Cray Bay) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Cray Bay may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

Cray Bay is 26 km (16 miles) from the city of Hastings. If you plan a holiday in Hawkes Bay, look for hotels and other accommodation in Hastings. Hastings has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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