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Hicks Bay surf break

Hicks Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 20 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
20.5° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hicks Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hicks Bay at 5AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 20). 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 (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (20 Mar)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (20 Mar)10ft (3.0m)9s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
2
4
3
2
2
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
ESE
4.5
ESE
4
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.8
SE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
Period(s) (?)11111111109109999999999999991010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)49374706404730922343184559053911561073917346300651270313276242221190194225235235
Wind
(km/h)
35
S
30
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
S
5
S
0
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		glassglasscross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:55PM
1.99
8:18AM
2.10
8:42PM
2.05
9:04AM
2.10
9:29PM
2.09
9:54AM
2.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:11AM
0.43
2:46PM
0.35
3:00AM
0.40
3:31PM
0.30
3:51AM
0.38
4:17PM
0.29
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise----7:07-------7:09-------7:09---
Sunset-------7:19-------7:17-------7:15
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-111-------------------
Temp. °C171717171718191916161515171917161615141416181817
Feels °C (?)111214161617181815151313151816141414131416171817
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