Hicks Bay surf break

Hicks Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 09 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
19.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hicks Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hicks Bay at 10PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a North direction and 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)--
Afternoon (09 Apr)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (09 Apr)7ft (2.1m)16s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
N
2.1
N
2.1
N
2
N
1.9
N
1.9
N
2
N
2
N
2
N
2.1
NNE
2.2
NNE
2.4
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
3.5
NE
3.5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5.5
NE
5.5
NE
4
N
7
NE
8
NNE
Period(s) (?)161616161615151414131313131313121414131313141213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1857223422061978172715931722166615491452162419952890337343744042928910404938393351066462361527321205
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
N
0
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
30
E
35
E
35
ENE
45
ENE
50
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:06AM
1.88
12:12PM
1.79
12:57AM
1.86
1:01PM
1.79
1:52AM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:45PM
0.66
6:26AM
0.74
6:31PM
0.71
7:19AM
0.77
7:24PM
0.73
8:12AM
0.77
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise------6:28-------6:28-------6:28-
Sunset5:49-------5:46-------5:45-------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
--------1-1----134211249
Temp. °C191918181717192020181817171818181819192020202121
Feels °C (?)192019201918202019171615151515151517171817161615
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