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Hicks Bay Surf Forecast
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Hicks Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Hicks Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Hicks Bay at 10PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Hicks Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 11 |
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 kJ (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 104 | 302 | 361 | 330 | 299 | 251 | 207 | 168 | 132 | 98 | 91 | 69 | 49 | 36 | 53 | 37 | 77 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:46PM 1.96 | 4:00AM 1.84 | 4:43PM 1.98 | 5:00AM 1.84 | 5:34PM 1.98 | 5:55AM 1.87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:02PM 0.62 | 10:21AM 0.54 | 11:00PM 0.58 | 11:16AM 0.52 | 11:54PM 0.52 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for East Cape
The wind is still cross-off at Hicks Bay (strong winds from the W at Hicks Bay 4 km from Hicks Bay). 0.3m 10s swell from the E with a 0.1m 10s swell from the NE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
Actual: 57 min ago
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