Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hicks Bay today (09 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 21s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hicks Bay at 10PM is: 1.8m 21s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 21s |
Table - waves today at Hicks Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Fri 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1124 | 1987 | 3164 | 2923 | 1646 | 1308 | 1238 | 1126 | 993 | 903 | 903 | 2287 | 1868 | 1682 | 1375 | 1156 | 1020 | 380 | 348 | 309 | 281 | 281 | 147 | 132 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:50PM1.86m | 1:22AM2.02m | 1:46PM1.89m | 2:10AM2.04m | 2:42PM1.95m | 3:04AM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06PM0.68m | 7:51AM0.59m | 8:02PM0.72m | 8:41AM0.57m | 9:02PM0.73m | 9:36AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — |
 | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 1124 | 1474 | 3164 | 2923 | 1360 | 576 | 243 | 1126 | 993 | 903 | 903 | 800 | 706 | 650 | 569 | 471 | 424 | 380 | 348 | 309 | 281 | 281 | 147 | 132 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 22 | SSE 21 | W 5 | W 5 | SSE 21 | W 5 | W 5 | SSE 16 | W 5 | W 4 | N 10 | W 4 | N 10 | N 17 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | N 15 | N 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 693 | 1987 | 20 | 15 | 1646 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 48 | 38 | 36 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 98 | 88 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 5 | — | — | — | N 8 | — | N 10 | N 10 | S 20 | S 20 | N 10 | — | — | N 16 | N 16 | N 10 | N 10 | N 16 | N 16 | N 9 | N 15 | N 15 | N 14 |
| kJ | 45 | 20 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | W 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | W 5 | S 13 | S 12 | W 4 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5910 | 13868 | 1619 | 1783 | 7 | 1308 | 1238 | 4 | 4443 | 3420 | 1 | 2287 | 1868 | 1682 | 1375 | 1156 | 1020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 306 | 306 | 1 | 223 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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