Hicks Bay Surf Break

Hicks Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.58° S 178.29° E

Issued: 5 pm 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hicks Bay sea temperature is
16.0° C

Normal for this time of year

Hicks Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Hicks Bay today (21 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hicks Bay at 9PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 21). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)--
Afternoon (21 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (21 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.7
SSE
4
0.3
NE
8
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.2
SE
5
1
SE
5
0.4
SSE
20
0.5
SSE
19
0.6
SSE
19
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
24
19
19
18
18
11
9
77
90
80
55
151
210
236
142
149
135
78
69
65
77
124
190
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:07AM2.16m
12:31PM2.01m
00:58AM2.08m
1:27PM1.96m
1:48AM2.01m
Low Tide
5:48PM0.54m
6:31AM0.52m
6:42PM0.61m
7:22AM0.54m
7:38PM0.66m
8:13AM0.57m
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:54
4:54
4:55
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
14
13
12
13
12
14
13
12
12
11
11
10
11
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
Feels °C
12
14
12
11
11
11
9
10
9
8
8
7
8
6
8
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
1.3
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
1
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NE
8
0.4
SSE
20
0.5
SSE
19
0.6
SSE
19
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
Energy kJ
24
24
17
124
96
70
40
19
13
7
5
9
151
210
236
142
149
135
78
69
65
62
49
28
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
WNW
6
0.3
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
SSE
19
0.4
NE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
21
20
19
17
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
3
10
16
15
120
14
11
11
10
10
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
14
0.2
SSE
21
0.1
NW
5
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
6
0.4
NE
7
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
E
13
0.1
S
18
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
5
1
1
19
18
18
7
7
7
7
7
43
1
2
3
14
7
7
3
6
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
0.1
S
5
0.3
SSE
2
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.2
SE
5
1
SE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
Energy kJ
139
179
141
1
1
11
25
77
90
80
55
42
37
23
21
21
26
31
51
65
77
124
190
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
27
27
27
72
32
9
32
40
72
78
171
169
123
123
120
120
122
124
125
125
27
27
27
27
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
1
1
4
5
5
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
6
5
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