Hicks Bay surf break

Hicks Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 01 Dec 2025 NZDT
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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
19.5° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Hicks Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hicks Bay at 9PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 01). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Dec)--
Afternoon (01 Dec)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (01 Dec)3ft (0.9m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.3
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.9
NNW
2
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.4
NNW
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.4
N
0.5
N
Period(s) (?)1010101010101099966677777151515202019
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)204161164127125969287838312915328439456549847254569673868119184
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
30
NW
40
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
SSE
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:42PM
2.08
4:14AM
1.99
4:38PM
2.11
5:16AM
2.08
5:39PM
2.15
6:20AM
2.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:13PM
0.53
10:34AM
0.67
11:09PM
0.50
11:36AM
0.64
12:09AM
0.48
12:38PM
0.59
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Sunrise-----5:39-------5:39-------5:37--
Sunset-8:10-------8:12-------8:13------
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------2612713144211-1-
Temp. °C222019171517212222201919182021201920181816161518
Feels °C (?)171616141215181921201918192021191917121312131315
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