Hicks Bay Surf Break

Hicks Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.58° S 178.29° E

Issued: 5 pm 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hicks Bay sea temperature is
17.0° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (11 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hicks Bay at 1AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 10). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (11 Jun)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (11 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sat
13
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)
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSE
10
2.2
SE
11
2
SSE
11
2
SSE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
1
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1092
1031
903
853
769
650
1508
1250
471
424
348
348
348
281
147
132
132
162
95
95
98
96
106
99
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
W
5
W
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
0
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
1:46PM1.89m
2:10AM2.04m
2:42PM1.95m
3:04AM2.06m
3:41PM2.03m
4:04AM2.10m
Low Tide
8:02PM0.72m
8:41AM0.57m
9:02PM0.73m
9:36AM0.56m
10:03PM0.71m
10:35AM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:53
4:53
4:53
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
13
11
11
11
13
13
11
10
10
9
9
10
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
11
13
Feels °C
9
9
9
10
8
8
8
11
12
10
9
9
8
8
9
11
10
9
7
7
7
7
8
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSE
10
2.2
SE
11
2
SSE
11
2
SSE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
1
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.5
S
9
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
Energy kJ
1092
1031
903
853
769
650
625
557
471
424
348
348
348
281
147
132
132
162
95
40
98
96
106
99
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
S
20
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
17
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
S
9
0.2
W
3
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
Energy kJ
2
7
2
2
6
6
5
25
48
41
37
5
5
4
98
88
66
4
44
1
23
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
0.1
N
10
0.1
S
20
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.3
WNW
3
0.1
N
14
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
7
2
7
5
5
5
5
5
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
4
8
8
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
12
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
0.4
WNW
3
0.8
SE
9
0.4
SE
3
Energy kJ
4443
3420
2964
2454
1508
1250
3
95
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
6
8
7
8
9
9
7
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
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