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Hicks Bay surf break

Hicks Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 21 Nov 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
17.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hicks Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hicks Bay at 2AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Nov)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (22 Nov)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (22 Nov)4ft (1.2m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
NE
1.5
NE
1.4
NE
1.5
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.6
NNE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
Period(s) (?)9999999910111110101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)359359318351325325335450313319319401348257287293273273348309268231231231
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
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		offglasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:25PM
1.89
9:02AM
2.01
9:07PM
1.89
9:39AM
2.02
9:49PM
1.90
10:18AM
2.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:33PM
0.67
2:48AM
0.53
3:14PM
0.66
3:25AM
0.55
3:54PM
0.66
4:03AM
0.58
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Sunrise-----5:43-------5:41-------5:41--
Sunset-8:00-------8:01-------8:02------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------1--------
Temp. °C211917171617202120181716161620202119171616172120
Feels °C (?)191816161516191917161516161620191918171515162019
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