Hicks Bay surf break

Hicks Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 11 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
19.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hicks Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hicks Bay at 1AM is: 5.5m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 4.5m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)23ft (7.0m)13s
Afternoon (12 Apr)30ft (9.0m)13s
Evening (12 Apr)21ft (6.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5.5
NE
6
NE
6
NE
7
NE
8
NNE
9
NNE
7.5
N
6.5
NNW
3.5
N
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)131414131313131313121111101011111114141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8383102421037310439113191258214444215142611217716106213377867763584505441416915757617607600506
Wind
(km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
35
E
35
E
40
ENE
45
ENE
55
NE
50
NNE
50
NNW
50
NW
45
WNW
30
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:01PM
1.79
1:52AM
1.85
1:56PM
1.79
2:47AM
1.87
2:53PM
1.81
3:39AM
1.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:24PM
0.73
8:12AM
0.77
8:21PM
0.72
9:03AM
0.74
9:17PM
0.69
9:55AM
0.67
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise------6:28-------6:30-------6:31-
Sunset5:45-------5:44-------5:43-------
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
264112361162--------1---1
Temp. °C181919202020212121202019191819202019191817161819
Feels °C (?)151616171616161415131313151517181817161615151616
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