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: 'Hickory Bay Barrel' by Jeremy Buchanan

Issued: 11 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is

10.1° C

1.1°

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	SW	SSW	SSW
	7 s	cross- on	7 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 January 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	SW	SSW	SSW
	8 s	cross- on	8 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 January 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	SSW	SSW
	8 s	cross- on	9 s	8 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 January 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
	SSW	NNW		SSW	SSW
	9 s	off		9 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 January 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
	SSW	N	NNW	SSW	NE
	10 s	off	2 s	10 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 January 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
	SSW	NNW	NNE	SSW	ENE
	12 s	off	3 s	12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 January 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	NNW	N	SSW	SSW
	12 s	cross- off	3 s	12 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 January 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	NNW	N	SSW	SSW
	12 s	off	4 s	12 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 January 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	NW	NNW	SSW	NNE
	12 s	cross- off	3 s	12 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 January 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	NW	NW	SSW	SSW
	12 s	cross- off	3 s	12 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 January 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	NW	NW	SSW	NE
	12 s	cross- off	3 s	12 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 January 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
	SSW	SSW		SSW	WNW
	11 s	on		11 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 January 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
	SSW	ESE		SSW	W
	11 s	cross- on		11 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 January 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
	SSW	SE	SSE	SSW	SSW
	14 s	cross- on	3 s	10 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 January 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	S	SSW	SSW	SSW
	14 s	on	11 s	11 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 January 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	SSW	SSW	SSW	NE
	14 s	on	12 s	14 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 January 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	SSW
	11 s	on	12 s	11 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 January at 3 pm

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

Image captured 2 hours and 27 minutes after low water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.8m (2.7 ft). Range 2.30m (7.5 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Photo: 'Hickory Bay Barrel' by Jeremy Buchanan

Hickory Bay Barrel

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User: Jeremy Buchanan (1 photo)

Country: New Zealand (2475 photos)

Photo taken at: 5:30 pm 28 Jan 2012