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Hicks Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 07 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Hicks Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Hicks Bay at 9PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Hicks Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 440 | 310 | 176 | 187 | 181 | 180 | 103 | 127 | 203 | 241 | 253 | 164 | 139 | 122 | 161 | 172 | 168 | 169 | 186 | 150 | 220 | 257 | 267 | 239 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:19PM 2.10 | 6:30AM 2.00 | 7:01PM 2.16 | 7:18AM 2.05 | 7:44PM 2.18 | 8:07AM 2.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:37AM 0.50 | 12:47PM 0.41 | 1:25AM 0.39 | 1:36PM 0.36 | 2:12AM 0.30 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - |
| Sunset | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for East Cape
The wind is still cross-off at Hicks Bay (moderate winds from the S at Hicks Bay 4 km from Hicks Bay). 1.3m 9s swell from the N with a 0.3m 12s groundswell from the SE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 h 28 min ago
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