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Hicks Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 02 May 2025 NZST
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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
19.5° C
 (Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hicks Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hicks Bay at 8PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)--
Afternoon (02 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (02 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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

Hourly12 Days
East Cape Surf
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Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sat
10
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
0.9
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.9
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.7
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.9
NNE
1
N
1.3
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.9
NNE
2.1
NNE
2.2
NNE
2.3
NNE
2.3
NNE
2.5
NNE
3
NNE
3.5
NNE
3.5
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
Period(s) (?)111212121212121111111010109999988888888888101010101099999999955566777788889999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)2502504445305936609501085853718500461394354326389495660500390334274244222227196196201160208208208208177166141138135977864624741478514624528632640751260460472712621747185119411692
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscrosscross-
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		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:40PM
2.21
10:56AM
2.12
11:36PM
2.14
11:47AM
2.03
12:31AM
2.07
12:44PM
1.93
1:26AM
2.01
1:46PM
1.87
2:21AM
1.95
2:46PM
1.83
3:16AM
1.91
3:43PM
1.83
4:08AM
1.88
4:36PM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:24PM
0.39
4:57AM
0.58
5:15PM
0.46
5:54AM
0.64
6:07PM
0.55
6:53AM
0.67
7:03PM
0.64
7:52AM
0.67
8:03PM
0.69
8:46AM
0.65
9:04PM
0.71
9:39AM
0.64
10:01PM
0.69
10:31AM
0.61
10:51PM
0.66
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sat
10
Sunrise------6:48-------6:48-------6:50-------6:50-------6:52-------6:52-------6:54-----
Sunset5:19-------5:17-------5:16-------5:15-------5:15-------5:14-------5:13-------5:12---
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Rain (mm)
---------------------------------------------112222122674865
Temp. °C171513121212141616141314141214161513131212111215151413121213141616141414151516181817161717171818181818181818181818181919
Feels °C (?)16131098810121312111212911121088788912121111101011131414111212131314171616151516161716151616161516161515161716
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