Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Photo: 'Clean Morning' by Ben

Issued: 12 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is

11.5°C

1.8°

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SSW	SSW	ESE
	8 s	cross- on	8 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 November at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SW	SSW	ESE
	8 s	cross- on	8 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 November at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SW	SSW	ESE
	11 s	cross- on	11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 November at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	ESE
	11 s	cross- on	12 s	11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 November at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	ESE
	11 s	on	11 s	11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 November at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SW		SSW	ESE
	11 s	cross- on		11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 November at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	WSW		S	E
	11 s	cross- on		11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 November at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	WNW		S	E
	11 s	cross- off		11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 November at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	WNW		S	E
	11 s	cross- off		11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 November at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	ENE		S	E
	11 s	cross- off		11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 November at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	ENE		S	E
	11 s	cross- off		11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 November at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NE	N	S	E
	11 s	cross- off	3 s	11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 November at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NW	N	S	E
	11 s	glass	4 s	11 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 November at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	WNW	N	S	E
	11 s	cross- off	4 s	11 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 November at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	WNW		S	E
	10 s	cross- off		10 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 November at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	WNW		S	N
	10 s	glass		10 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 November at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	ENE		S	E
	10 s	glass		10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 November at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 30 minutes before high water (rising spring tide). Tide height was 1.4m (4.7 ft). Range 2.37m (7.8 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Photo: 'Clean Morning' by Ben

Clean conditions in the morning.

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User: Ben (2 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2476 photos)

Photo taken at: 7:00 am 2 Nov 2019