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Hicks Bay surf break

Hicks Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 03 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
19.4° 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 8AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (03 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (03 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tue
06
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.7
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.4
SE
1.1
SE
0.5
NE
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.6
NE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)888888889667666611888101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11114714714314010510812611920136633126620414789571271038076172116127
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
SW
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
N
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		ononglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:08AM
2.27
7:20PM
2.19
8:03AM
2.35
8:16PM
2.21
8:54AM
2.39
9:09PM
2.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:21PM
0.61
1:42AM
0.40
2:19PM
0.58
2:34AM
0.37
3:14PM
0.55
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tue
06
Sunrise-5:48-------5:50-------5:50------
Sunset-----8:30-------8:30-------8:30--
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---134115572-------------
Temp. °C171720191918171717161619191815141415181919181716
Feels °C (?)171820191817161515121214141412121214171818181816
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