Hicks Bay surf break

Hicks Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 22 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
18.8° 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 10PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)--
Afternoon (22 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
Period(s) (?)11111110101010109999999988888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)125315311412126292271171162255950840644637336528121517717614911295778070
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
S
5
SE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:54PM
2.16
11:12AM
2.12
11:53PM
2.11
12:06PM
2.04
12:53AM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:39PM
0.36
5:11AM
0.53
5:32PM
0.41
6:10AM
0.58
6:27PM
0.47
7:13AM
0.60
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise------6:39-------6:39-------6:41-
Sunset5:30-------5:30-------5:28-------
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151312121111131515121211121113151513121211111315
Feels °C (?)1087767891078787911111110101091214
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