Hicks Bay surf break

Hicks Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 19 Jul 2025 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
16.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Hicks Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hicks Bay at 3PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ESE
1.3
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
ESE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.4
SE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.3
SE
1
ESE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.4
SE
1.5
SE
1.6
SE
Period(s) (?)99101010101010101010101010991091099989
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)294344369396381367331295295325328390304275293318301345326409322321386568
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:05PM
2.00
1:28AM
2.04
2:05PM
2.01
2:28AM
2.04
3:09PM
2.03
3:31AM
2.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:01AM
0.40
7:24PM
0.58
7:55AM
0.45
8:27PM
0.61
8:55AM
0.49
9:31PM
0.63
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Sunrise7:16-------7:16-------7:15-------
Sunset--5:08-------5:09-------5:10-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C101212109998101313108988912121010111010
Feels °C (?)8101087775710107555557866656
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for East Cape

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Hicks Bay (light winds from the NE at Hicks Bay 4 km from Hicks Bay). 1.2m 9s swell from the SE

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Actual: 55 min ago

7 km/h
NE
Clean
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