Hicks Bay surf break

Hicks Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
18.8° 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 7PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (21 Apr)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
3
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NE
1.4
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.5
N
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
0.9
E
1
SSE
1.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
1.6
SE
Period(s) (?)888888111010111010101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)113226213265246215191194291104611001718142011451040886763778741676592983913442
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
5
SW
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:30AM
2.16
9:57PM
2.20
10:21AM
2.16
10:54PM
2.16
11:12AM
2.12
11:53PM
2.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:47PM
0.34
4:17AM
0.47
4:39PM
0.36
5:11AM
0.53
5:32PM
0.41
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise6:37-------6:37-------6:39-------
Sunset--5:31-------5:30-------5:30-----
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------1----------------
Temp. °C161817141313121214141413121112111315141211111212
Feels °C (?)1415141212121010109976676810987888
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