Hicks Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Hicks Bay today (13 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hicks Bay at 7PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jun)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Afternoon (13 Jun)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Evening (13 Jun)	3ft (0.9m)	8s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 13					Sunday 14								Monday 15								Tue 16
	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	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SE 10	SE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	99	120	112	91	105	102	102	105	115	100	100	100	80	80	67	65	48	85	84	74	69	54	28	29
Wind (km/h)	SW	W	WNW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				4:46PM2.12m				5:07AM2.15m				5:51PM2.23m					6:08AM2.21m				6:49PM2.32m
Low Tide		10:35AM0.55m				11:05PM0.66m				11:36AM0.51m					00:06AM0.62m				12:33PM0.45m				1:05AM0.58m


	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20
	—	—	4:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:53	—	—	—	—	4:53
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	13	13	11	11	11	11	11	12	15	15	13	13	13	13	13	14	16	15	13	13	13	12	12
Feels °C	10	11	11	9	8	9	9	8	9	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	12	11	10	10	10	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SE 10	SE 11
kJ	99	120	112	91	105	102	102	105	115	100	100	100	80	80	67	65	48	85	84	74	69	54	28	29
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	W 4	SE 13	SE 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	S 20	N 12	N 12	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 13	SE 14	SE 14	SE 13	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	E 15	E 14	E 14	E 14
kJ	6	1	7	7	3	3	3	8	3	3	8	8	8	28	29	30	28	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 4	SE 14	N 13	N 13	S 22	S 21	S 21	N 12	NE 11	NE 11	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	NE 11	NE 11	E 16	E 15	E 15	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10
kJ	1	7	3	3	9	9	8	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 9	W 4	WNW 2	WNW 2	W 3	W 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	W 5	W 5	W 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5
kJ	69	198	1	1	1	1	1	2	4	16	25	31	29	41	43	52	45	59	59	36	29	44	48	28
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	27	27	27	27	27	0	27	27	27	27	61	9	27	61
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	2	9	5	3	5	5	5	4	4
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