Stingray Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Hawkes Bay, New Zealand)

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Stingray Bay Surf Guide

Stingray Bay in Hawkes Bay is an exposed reef and point break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the east northeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell direction is from the southeast. A reef breaks right Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Hazards include rips, rocks and sharks.

Stingray Bay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef and point	4	fairly consistent	15.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Stingray Bay:

The best conditions reported for surf at Stingray Bay occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Stingray Bay (for consistent clean waves)?

mayBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Stingray Bay with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of May. Clean surfable waves are typically found 49% of the time in May while 32% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 19% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

49%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

32%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

19%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Stingray Bay Location Map

Interactive Stingray Bay surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Stingray Bay is Taupo Airport (TUO) in New Zealand, 100 km (62 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Stingray Bay is Gisborne Airport (GIS), also in New Zealand, 116 km (72 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Stingray Bay Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 16:41 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05			Wed
ft, °F	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM
Wave (m)	ENE	ENE	ENE	E
Period (s)	8	8	8	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	glass	off	glass

What does Stingray Bay look like?

Latest photos from Stingray Bay. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Robbo Credit: Robbo Credit: Brynn Uriarau Credit: Brynn Uriarau Credit: Rob Davies

Tides at Stingray Bay

Current tide and informaton

For Tangoio Flat Rock, 3 km from Stingray Bay.

Next High Water: 08:30pm | 1.49m

Next Low Water: 02:53am | 0.27m

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Stingray Bay Sea Temperature

The water temperature (15.8 °C) at Stingray Bay is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (16.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 15.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite