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Hicks Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
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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
18.8° 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 5AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Hicks Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 220 | 196 | 191 | 198 | 458 | 1298 | 1356 | 1207 | 1244 | 1104 | 1060 | 1016 | 980 | 809 | 712 | 650 | 557 | 466 | 405 | 351 | 311 | 269 | 229 | 177 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore 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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:57PM 2.20 | 10:21AM 2.16 | 10:54PM 2.16 | 11:12AM 2.12 | 11:53PM 2.11 | 12:06PM 2.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:17AM 0.47 | 4:39PM 0.36 | 5:11AM 0.53 | 5:32PM 0.41 | 6:10AM 0.58 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
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