Hicks Bay surf break

Hicks Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 31 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
19.7° 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 3AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (31 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (31 Mar)7ft (2.1m)6s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.1
SE
1.6
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.5
E
1
SE
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)7777771056777766666666955
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3763162231911631542201254054953973793462261721299282796767475335
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:06AM
2.01
6:30PM
1.90
6:55AM
2.00
7:23PM
1.95
7:41AM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:48PM
0.52
12:27PM
0.49
12:43AM
0.49
1:19PM
0.44
1:35AM
0.46
2:07PM
0.39
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise----7:18-------7:18-------7:20---
Sunset-------7:02-------7:00-------7:00
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------1---------------
Temp. °C191817172021201815151414141615141314131315171614
Feels °C (?)1818171620211614999991110991091011131111
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