Surf Forecast Surf Report
Hicks Bay surf break

Hicks Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 17 Jun 2025 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
17.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Hicks Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hicks Bay at 11PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)--
Afternoon (17 Jun)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (17 Jun)6ft (1.9m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
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 (?)
1.9
SE
1.7
ESE
1.9
SE
1.6
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.4
SE
0.5
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.4
SE
0.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)788899101010101010109999121211111014141313131313121212121212121288888111111101010101088816141211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)41240083838851664766661559353247341736134029022228628526229229931849857658553444444437735928827822326329224520915912913411696864848828060595972711028413613713314071111
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
E
0
W
5
W
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
0
E
5
E
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
NW
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
SSE
35
S
20
S
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
glassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:25PM
2.07
11:29AM
1.94
12:10AM
2.08
12:24PM
1.93
12:58AM
2.09
1:24PM
1.95
1:50AM
2.08
2:24PM
2.00
2:47AM
2.08
3:26PM
2.06
3:50AM
2.10
4:32PM
2.13
4:54AM
2.13
5:38PM
2.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:04PM
0.49
5:47AM
0.56
5:50PM
0.52
6:37AM
0.52
6:42PM
0.58
7:27AM
0.48
7:41PM
0.62
8:20AM
0.47
8:44PM
0.64
9:17AM
0.49
9:48PM
0.64
10:18AM
0.49
10:51PM
0.62
11:20AM
0.48
11:52PM
0.60
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise------7:20-------7:20-------7:20-------7:20-------7:20-------7:20-------7:22-----
Sunset4:53-------4:53-------4:54-------4:54-------4:54-------4:54-------4:54-------4:55---
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C14121111111212131312111110101114141415151515151515141312111111141412111010911131410101111101215129977891211998
Feels °C (?)99898910111211109778101091010101011101010987781312997769111166666912714334588776
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