Hicks Bay Surf Break

Hicks Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.58° S 178.29° E

Issued: 5 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hicks Bay sea temperature is
15.9° 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 (23 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hicks Bay at 11PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 20s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)--
Afternoon (23 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (23 Jun)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri morning).

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
4
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
15
1.2
ENE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.3
NE
5
1.3
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
2.2
NE
7
2.5
NE
7
3
NNE
8
3.5
NNE
8
4
NNE
9
3.5
NNE
9
3.5
NE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.5
NE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
135
78
82
93
107
141
239
427
658
1173
1694
2211
1966
1759
757
1034
884
864
749
672
633
688
655
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
10
NW
15
NNW
5
N
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:27PM1.96m
1:48AM2.01m
2:22PM1.92m
2:38AM1.96m
3:16PM1.91m
3:29AM1.93m
Low Tide
7:38PM0.66m
8:13AM0.57m
8:36PM0.70m
9:06AM0.60m
9:31PM0.72m
10:00AM0.61m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:55
4:55
4:55
 mm
1
1
3
8
11
10
1
2
2
3
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
16
15
13
12
11
12
12
13
13
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
8
8
9
13
14
14
15
10
7
6
6
5
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
2.3
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
9
2.5
NE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
Energy kJ
147
135
78
69
65
62
15
28
27
27
12
12
12
12
748
757
1034
884
864
749
672
633
688
655
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
S
20
0.1
E
13
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
S
15
0.1
E
14
2.1
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.3
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.6
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
Energy kJ
6
6
8
3
26
14
3
18
4
608
262
210
257
299
421
275
156
95
51
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
11
0.9
NW
8
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
13
0.5
NNW
8
Energy kJ
7
7
6
3
3
3
5
107
2
2
2
3
36
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.3
NE
5
1.3
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
2.2
NE
7
2.5
NE
7
3
NNE
8
3.5
NNE
8
4
NNE
9
3.5
NNE
9
3.5
NE
9
0.7
SSE
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.7
S
6
1.8
S
6
1.8
SSE
6
Energy kJ
42
44
72
82
93
107
141
239
427
658
1173
1694
2211
1966
1759
14
84
177
220
217
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
Distance (km)
125
124
75
75
75
123
123
189
312
390
435
402
312
126
0
27
27
40
27
27
27
40
40
32
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
8
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
8
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
8
4
4
5
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