Hicks Bay surf break

Hicks Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 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
20.0° 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 6PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


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Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SE
0.4
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.6
ESE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
NE
1.9
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
2.2
NE
2.2
NE
2.1
NE
Period(s) (?)915151414141377776777777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9093123120116110120154158158170175222259302321352416440440440466466440
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:37AM
2.06
12:03AM
2.07
12:29PM
2.05
1:03AM
2.02
1:21PM
2.02
2:05AM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:55PM
0.34
6:23AM
0.47
6:48PM
0.39
7:21AM
0.54
7:44PM
0.44
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise--------7:13-------7:13-------
Sunset---7:13-------7:12-------7:09----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------111111112212234
Temp. °C171818171616171718181817171718171717181817171717
Feels °C (?)151515151515151516161615151516141414161614141414
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