Hicks Bay surf break

Hicks Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 01 Jun 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
17.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hicks Bay today (02 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 12s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Hicks Bay at 3AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jun)16ft (5.0m)10s
Afternoon (02 Jun)20ft (6.0m)12s
Evening (02 Jun)16ft (5.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).

Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
N
8
3.5
N
9
3.5
N
9
4
NNE
10
5
N
10
5.5
N
11
6
N
12
5.5
N
12
5
N
11
4
N
11
3.5
N
11
3.5
NNE
11
3
N
11
3
NNE
11
2.4
N
11
2.5
NNE
10
2.5
NNE
10
2.3
NNE
10
2.2
NNE
10
1.7
N
10
1.4
N
9
1.6
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1379
1851
2069
2725
4580
6907
9250
8969
6172
3690
2846
3373
2534
2287
1326
1450
1172
1003
856
522
332
413
300
228
Wind (km/h)
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
N
35
N
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
S
5
SE
0
NNW
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
W
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:47PM2.05m
7:51AM1.92m
8:24PM2.05m
8:33AM1.92m
9:03PM2.04m
9:12AM1.92m
Low Tide
1:59AM0.67m
2:10PM0.55m
2:39AM0.66m
2:48PM0.57m
3:20AM0.65m
3:27PM0.58m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:55
4:54
1
1
1
7
5
3
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
14
14
15
14
12
13
17
16
13
13
12
12
12
11
13
14
16
14
15
15
15
15
15
17
14
14
16
14
11
11
14
12
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
16
0.1
N
13
0.3
NNW
13
0.3
NNW
13
5
N
11
4
N
11
3.5
N
11
3.5
NNE
11
3
N
11
3
NNE
11
2.4
N
11
2.5
NNE
10
2.5
NNE
10
2.3
NNE
10
2.2
NNE
10
1.7
N
10
1.4
N
9
1.6
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
Energy kJ
20
3
35
35
6172
3690
2846
3373
2534
2287
1326
1450
1172
1003
856
522
332
413
300
228
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
N
16
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
2.3
NE
10
2.1
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
9
0.1
S
15
1.6
ENE
10
1.8
NE
10
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.3
NW
9
1.1
NE
9
1
ENE
9
0.3
NNW
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
Energy kJ
3
5
7
2
1039
855
29
287
5
490
609
15
14
14
186
165
28
25
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.3
NE
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
13
0.2
S
5
0.8
NW
8
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
4
5
5
35
17
16
4
7
2
75
3
3
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
N
8
3.5
N
9
3.5
N
9
4
NNE
10
5
N
10
5.5
N
11
6
N
12
5.5
N
12
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.8
NW
8
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
4
Energy kJ
1379
1851
2069
2725
4580
6907
9250
8969
3
4
5
67
96
31
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
1
3
4
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
127
126
390
323
306
205
126
123
121
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
27
27
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
7
5
4
5
4
4
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
7
9
5
5
4
4
4
6
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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