Hicks Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Hicks Bay today (14 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hicks Bay at 8AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jun)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Afternoon (14 Jun)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Evening (14 Jun)	2ft (0.6m)	10s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 14							Monday 15								Tuesday 16								Wed 17
	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	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SSE 10	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 13	ESE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	102	105	115	100	100	100	80	80	67	65	48	85	84	74	69	53	42	29	29	28	17	26	16	15
Wind (km/h)	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	SW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	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	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy
High Tide		5:07AM2.15m				5:51PM2.23m					6:08AM2.21m				6:49PM2.32m				7:06AM2.26m				7:44PM2.39m
Low Tide				11:36AM0.51m					00:06AM0.62m				12:33PM0.45m				1:05AM0.58m				1:27PM0.39m


	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	7:20
	—	—	—	—	4:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:53	—	—	4:53
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	12	15	15	12	13	12	12	12	13	15	15	14	13	13	13	13	14	16	16	13	13	12
Feels °C	8	8	9	12	12	8	9	8	9	9	10	11	11	11	10	10	10	11	12	13	13	12	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SSE 10	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	NW 5	SSE 10
kJ	102	105	115	100	100	100	80	80	67	65	48	85	84	74	69	53	42	29	29	28	16	26	28	10
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	S 20	N 12	N 12	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 13	SE 14	SE 14	SE 13	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	E 15	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	SSE 10	S 8
kJ	3	8	3	3	8	8	8	28	29	30	28	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	14	17	17	17	10	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 21	N 12	NE 11	NE 11	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	NE 11	NE 11	E 16	E 15	E 15	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	S 10	NE 10	ESE 13	ESE 12
kJ	8	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	4	16	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 3	WNW 2	WNW 3	WNW 3	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	W 4	W 5	W 5	W 4	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 4	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	S 3	NW 5
kJ	1	1	2	5	16	24	22	38	43	43	41	56	59	39	56	92	83	45	47	51	60	49	2	32
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Hicks Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Three Points East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	61	27	9	61	40	72	72	78	9	9
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	9	2	2	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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