Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hicks Bay today (04 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hicks Bay at 11PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 04). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hicks Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sun 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | E 10 | E 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
244 | 190 | 150 | 120 | 86 | 82 | 241 | 344 | 408 | 497 | 615 | 990 | 1563 | 1414 | 1101 | 1069 | 931 | 804 | 8 | 9 | 105 | 103 | 76 | 59 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross |
High Tide | 9:43PM2.02m | 9:50AM1.92m | 10:26PM2.00m | 10:29AM1.90m | 11:11PM1.99m | 11:10AM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:27PM0.58m | 4:01AM0.66m | 4:07PM0.59m | 4:44AM0.67m | 4:48PM0.59m | 5:30AM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | |
4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNW 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NW 8 |
244 | 190 | 150 | 120 | 86 | 82 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 1230 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 105 | 103 | 76 | 368 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 9 | E 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 18 | N 11 | E 10 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | NE 8 |
25 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 59 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 12 | N 12 | — | S 12 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | SE 17 | SE 16 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | N 12 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 10 |
3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — |
66 | 40 | 54 | 54 | 104 | 147 | 241 | 344 | 408 | 497 | 615 | 990 | 1563 | 1414 | 1101 | 1069 | 931 | 804 | 732 | 734 | 560 | 463 | 423 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 96 | 335 | 356 | 336 | 223 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 61 | 27 | 88 | 61 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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