Hicks Bay Surf Break

Hicks Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.58° S 178.29° E

Issued: 11 pm 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hicks Bay sea temperature is
16.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Hicks Bay at 3AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (28 Jun)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (28 Jun)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.3
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
3.5
SE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1232
1257
1424
1555
1451
1066
902
902
973
1764
1828
2037
1831
1564
1400
1297
1306
1283
1341
1397
1419
1310
1224
1233
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:07AM1.89m
5:58PM1.98m
5:55AM1.89m
6:41PM2.01m
6:41AM1.91m
Low Tide
11:15PM0.75m
11:40AM0.60m
00:04AM0.75m
12:23PM0.59m
00:49AM0.73m
1:04PM0.58m
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:57
4:58
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
9
7
7
7
5
5
6
7
6
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
16
2.3
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.2
SSE
12
2.2
ESE
9
0.1
N
13
0.1
S
21
0.2
SSE
21
0.3
SSE
19
0.4
SSE
19
0.5
SSE
20
0.5
SSE
20
0.5
SSE
20
0.5
SSE
19
Energy kJ
1232
1257
32
31
25
1066
902
902
973
4
4
4
4
15
807
3
9
42
74
143
216
223
218
212
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
20
0.2
SSE
19
0.3
SSW
9
0.4
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
20
0.3
SSE
19
0.3
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
37
35
15
108
39
73
64
26
24
81
35
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.3
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
29
28
67
8
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
1.3
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
7
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
3.5
SE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
Energy kJ
1424
1555
1451
121
169
210
265
1764
1828
2037
1831
1564
1400
1297
1306
1283
1341
1397
1419
1310
1224
1233
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
4
2
2
2
Distance (km)
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
27
27
27
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
9
5
6
6
6
5
6
9
5
5
5
5
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