Hicks Bay Surf Break
Lat Long: 37.58° S 178.29° E

Hicks Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Hicks Bay

Issued: 11 am 07 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hicks Bay sea temperature is
17.2° 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 (07 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hicks Bay at 6PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 07). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (07 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (07 Jun)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wed
10
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
4
3
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.8
NNE
8
1.3
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
NNE
9
1
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
22
1.6
SSE
22
1.9
SSE
22
1.8
SSE
21
1.4
SSE
21
2.5
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
64
100
102
68
52
68
61
58
65
47
45
30
16
15
93
291
295
1151
2432
3540
2923
1614
1405
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
10
NW
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SSE
10
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:10AM1.88m
11:55PM1.99m
11:57AM1.86m
00:38AM2.00m
12:50PM1.86m
1:22AM2.02m
Low Tide
5:31PM0.60m
6:17AM0.65m
6:16PM0.63m
7:04AM0.63m
7:06PM0.68m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:16
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:54
4:53
4:53
 mm
Temp °C
14
16
14
12
11
11
12
11
12
14
15
12
12
12
11
11
11
14
13
11
11
10
10
10
Feels °C
13
13
10
9
9
9
9
7
7
9
10
8
8
8
8
6
8
9
8
6
6
6
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
1.6
W
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.1
W
7
1.4
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
22
2.2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
22
1.8
SSE
21
1.4
SSE
21
1
SSE
18
Energy kJ
378
247
143
78
67
52
68
61
58
65
47
45
30
15
255
208
117
295
1151
1426
3540
2923
1614
623
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.8
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NW
8
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
N
7
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
9
0.9
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
6
1.6
SSE
22
0.5
W
5
0.1
W
5
Energy kJ
8
64
42
39
40
42
37
26
26
26
8
16
10
16
13
14
15
73
43
2432
13
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.2
E
10
0.3
NE
9
0.4
W
5
0.2
E
9
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NW
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
E
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
N
7
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
N
7
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
22
0.5
SSE
22
0.2
NNE
8
0.6
W
6
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
5
8
12
8
7
29
33
6
2
6
8
10
8
10
15
17
47
280
7
27
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSE
2
1.3
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.2
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
1.1
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
0.5
S
9
1
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
8
2.4
S
9
1.9
SSE
12
5.5
S
16
2.4
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
Energy kJ
3
2
100
102
68
1
21
50
106
198
194
212
277
38
93
291
984
984
15310
1517
1587
1334
1405
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
9
4
5
4
4
4
Distance (km)
1
1
27
0
0
0
27
72
0
0
27
27
27
69
69
27
0
1
324
0
244
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
4
4
4
9
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
3
5
5
2
3
4
4
1
2
1
9
9
5
5
9
8
7
5
5
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
6
7
7
8
8
8
9
9
7
6
6
5
9
6
9
7
9
8
7
6
5
9
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