Hicks Bay surf break

Hicks Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 NZST
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Hicks Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hicks Bay sea temperature is
18.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hicks Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hicks Bay at 2PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

Table - waves today at Hicks Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
NNW
13
0.3
NNW
13
0.3
NNW
13
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.7
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
90
38
35
18
19
39
64
83
58
39
26
21
38
35
59
35
35
59
57
53
49
155
63
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:06PM1.96m
1:51AM2.03m
2:11PM1.89m
2:49AM1.99m
3:15PM1.87m
3:46AM1.96m
Low Tide
7:13AM0.60m
7:26PM0.54m
8:13AM0.59m
8:29PM0.59m
9:11AM0.57m
9:31PM0.61m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:41
6:41
6:43
6:43
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5:27
5:25
5:24
5:22
Temp °C
13
15
15
13
12
11
12
12
14
16
16
13
13
13
13
13
16
17
17
15
15
14
13
13
11
14
14
12
11
10
10
10
11
12
11
9
11
11
11
11
14
13
13
12
13
12
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
W
4
0.4
NNW
13
0.3
NNW
13
0.3
NNW
13
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
NNW
12
0.7
SE
8
Energy kJ
82
90
38
35
18
16
39
64
83
58
39
26
21
38
8
59
35
35
25
57
25
49
49
63
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
NNW
13
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
WNW
4
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
NNW
12
0.2
N
18
0.4
NNW
12
Energy kJ
5
13
13
22
13
19
6
6
21
21
6
12
10
35
32
3
24
1
59
25
53
29
25
49
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
E
9
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
NNW
13
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
NNW
13
0.2
NNW
13
0.3
NNW
12
0.2
N
19
0.1
NE
5
0.3
SSE
11
Energy kJ
5
6
5
6
11
6
3
21
6
6
21
7
7
8
35
23
3
27
17
17
30
28
1
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
2
0.4
WNW
3
0.8
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
0.9
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.7
SE
5
0.8
SE
11
Energy kJ
1
3
14
22
11
10
9
11
17
32
44
29
24
21
155
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1
0
78
9
27
27
27
0
27
27
27
27
27
0
1
1
1
40
88
78
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
5
3
8
5
8
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
8
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
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