Hicks Bay surf break

Hicks Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 09 Jul 2025 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.1°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 5PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
3.5
NNW
4
NNW
1.6
E
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.3
NNW
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.6
E
1.2
ENE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)1313131313131313121212121212121211111212121289129981212121212111212121212121111111111111111111010101110101010101111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)8461233928110212261183124710439518838468058678058508658288731077121513961743231332579592262173014297276015791037571563696783763808822656637602473490450448434391339319347553592430371340268260253256
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
ENE
5
N
5
W
5
WSW
0
WSW
5
N
5
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
N
40
N
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:59PM
1.97
5:57AM
1.92
6:43PM
2.02
6:45AM
1.98
7:24PM
2.06
7:29AM
2.02
8:05PM
2.09
8:11AM
2.04
8:46PM
2.11
8:52AM
2.03
9:29PM
2.13
9:35AM
2.02
10:13PM
2.13
10:20AM
2.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:37AM
0.67
12:02AM
0.78
12:22PM
0.63
12:48AM
0.73
1:06PM
0.58
1:34AM
0.67
1:48PM
0.52
2:19AM
0.61
2:31PM
0.45
3:04AM
0.55
3:13PM
0.41
3:49AM
0.50
3:57PM
0.39
4:36AM
0.44
4:43PM
0.42
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Sunrise7:20-------7:20-------7:20-------7:20-------7:18-------7:18-------7:18-------7:18---
Sunset--5:02-------5:02-------5:04-------5:04-------5:05-------5:06-------5:06-------5:07-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121313121211111112141412111112131415151515151515141515131313131214151414141313131415141211111010111515141414131213141513
Feels °C (?)9910101099911131311101011121212111110991110101110101010101212131212111212131411987657101089109911111312
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