Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (11 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 4AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 337 | 260 | 293 | 852 | 762 | 694 | 559 | 416 | 303 | 249 | 161 | 104 | 77 | 80 | 74 | 42 | 41 | 28 | 61 | 99 | 144 | 139 | 135 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:39PM1.71m | 12:10PM1.76m | 00:33AM1.76m | 1:05PM1.88m | 1:27AM1.82m | 2:00PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53AM0.27m | 6:21PM0.28m | 6:44AM0.19m | 7:17PM0.22m | 7:37AM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 337 | 226 | 293 | 852 | 762 | 694 | 559 | 416 | 303 | 249 | 161 | 104 | 77 | 55 | 52 | 42 | 28 | 28 | 61 | 72 | 88 | 112 | 102 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 10 | SSE 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NE 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 190 | 260 | 286 | 74 | 38 | 144 | 126 | 78 | 72 | 41 | 3 | 85 | 50 | 80 | 74 | 42 | 6 | 3 | 60 | 99 | 144 | 139 | 135 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SSE 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | S 18 | SSW 15 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SE 13 | S 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 36 | 121 | 112 | 100 | 86 | 220 | 56 | 20 | 53 | 55 | 42 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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