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Hicks Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
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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
17.6° 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 3PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Hicks Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | |
58 | 60 | 75 | 86 | 145 | 153 | 145 | 132 | 107 | 208 | 188 | 208 | 230 | 269 | 322 | 328 | 384 | 447 | 408 | 402 | 384 | 688 | 615 | 593 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 10:03AM2.23m | 10:41PM2.27m | 10:55AM2.15m | 11:38PM2.21m | 11:51AM2.06m | 00:33AM2.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22PM0.38m | 5:00AM0.57m | 5:15PM0.44m | 5:58AM0.58m | 6:09PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | |
— | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
15 | 60 | 75 | 86 | 145 | 153 | 145 | 132 | 107 | 208 | 188 | 208 | 230 | 269 | 322 | 328 | 384 | 447 | 408 | 402 | 384 | 688 | 615 | 593 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | SE 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
7 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 22 | 103 | 154 | 20 | 19 | 30 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | N 11 | SE 9 | SE 11 | NW 12 | SSE 8 | SE 11 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 32 | 5 | 6 | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 27 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
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