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Hicks Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.5° 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: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Hicks Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 8 | SSE 8 | N 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NNW 13 | NNE 8 | NNW 13 | NNE 8 | NNW 14 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | |
48 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 35 | 45 | 59 | 60 | 65 | 56 | 56 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 497 | 423 | 362 | 286 | 196 | 182 | 177 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 4:14PM1.88m | 4:39AM1.94m | 5:10PM1.92m | 5:28AM1.94m | 6:01PM1.96m | 6:13AM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:29PM0.60m | 11:02AM0.51m | 11:22PM0.57m | 11:53AM0.48m | 00:13AM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
 kJ | 48 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 27 | 45 | 44 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 29 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 8 | N 15 | NE 7 | NNW 11 | NE 6 | NNE 8 | SSE 8 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 14 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 9 | 39 | 12 | 25 | 11 | 26 | 26 | 59 | 60 | 65 | 29 | 48 | 9 | 6 | 49 | 50 | 32 | 33 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 15 | NNW 12 | NE 6 | N 15 | NE 7 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | WNW 4 | NE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 14 | 5 | 40 | 11 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 49 | 49 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | — | 19 | 31 | 229 | 497 | 423 | 362 | 286 | 196 | 182 | 177 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
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