Hicks Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Hicks Bay today (12 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hicks Bay at 5PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jun)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Afternoon (12 Jun)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Evening (12 Jun)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s

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 15°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 12					Saturday 13								Sunday 14								Mon 15
	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	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	170	132	132	162	112	112	120	96	84	99	93	79	88	84	69	113	100	100	100	100	80	80	65	65
Wind (km/h)	WSW	W	SW	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SW	W	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	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	off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				3:41PM2.03m				4:04AM2.10m				4:46PM2.12m				5:07AM2.15m				5:51PM2.23m
Low Tide		9:36AM0.56m				10:03PM0.71m				10:35AM0.55m				11:05PM0.66m				11:36AM0.51m					00:06AM0.62m


	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18
	—	—	4:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:53	—	—	—	—	4:53
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	12	12	10	10	10	10	10	12	13	14	11	11	11	12	11	12	15	15	12	12	13	13	13
Feels °C	7	10	11	8	7	7	7	8	10	11	12	9	8	8	10	8	8	11	11	8	9	10	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	S 10	S 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	170	132	132	162	47	47	120	96	84	99	93	79	88	84	69	113	100	100	100	100	80	80	65	65
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	W 4	SE 13	SE 13	N 13	N 13	SE 10	S 20	N 12	N 12	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SE 14
kJ	98	88	65	3	3	2	23	23	12	1	7	7	3	3	28	8	3	3	8	7	8	28	28	29
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 15	N 14	WNW 3	N 14	N 14	N 14	WNW 4	WNW 4	SSE 9	SE 14	N 13	N 13	S 22	S 21	N 12	N 12	NE 11	NE 11	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	NE 11
kJ	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	2	8	7	3	3	9	9	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SE 9	SE 9	SSE 3	SSE 3	—	—	—	W 2	W 3	W 3	—	WNW 3	WNW 3	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	112	112	2	2	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	1	6	10	16	24	28	24	26	20
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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	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	27	27	27	0	0	27	27
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	9
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	8	9	6	4	4	4	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	6	5	5	9

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