Hicks Bay Surf Break

Hicks Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.58° S 178.29° E

Issued: 11 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hicks Bay sea temperature is
16.4° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Hicks Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Hicks Bay today (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Hicks Bay at 5AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (02 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (02 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1037
924
819
723
709
609
609
545
627
639
627
615
872
980
948
948
964
933
902
872
739
698
526
517
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
WSW
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:59PM2.04m
8:06AM1.95m
8:38PM2.04m
8:44AM1.95m
9:17PM2.03m
9:22AM1.94m
Low Tide
2:13AM0.65m
2:23PM0.54m
2:54AM0.62m
3:02PM0.51m
3:35AM0.59m
3:42PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
5:00
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
13
13
12
11
11
11
10
11
13
13
11
10
9
9
10
11
14
14
13
Feels °C
7
7
7
8
8
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
9
10
10
8
8
6
6
8
9
11
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
Energy kJ
1037
924
819
723
709
609
609
545
627
639
627
615
872
980
948
948
964
933
902
872
739
698
526
517
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
49
47
46
42
39
38
35
31
31
14
13
13
12
36
6
6
5
12
2
5
4
4
4
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
18
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.2
SSW
11
0.1
S
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
11
Energy kJ
55
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
13
1
2
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
N
4
Energy kJ
24
29
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
1
9
9
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
40
118
96
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
7
9
9
9
8
6
7
5
5
5
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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