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Hicks Bay surf Forecast / East Cape / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 19 Apr 2024 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 19.0°C (Statistics for 19 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 18.6 °C max: 19.9 °C min: 17.3 °C)
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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 19.0°C (Statistics for 19 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 18.6 °C max: 19.9 °C min: 17.3 °C)


How big are the waves at Hicks Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hicks Bay at 11AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 19). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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

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Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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 (?)
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
1.2
NNW
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
1.2
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.1
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.8
SE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.8
NNE
1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
Period(s) (?)1010101010101010101413131313613127777777777121271313131212121212121213131212121213131212712125556666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)4747475147474646466159585857106545112714012810588886653515049495254545350494949484849555450502424333330303129292852669093104104
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
SW
5
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
NE
0
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
glassglasscross-
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
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:08AM
1.86
3:28PM
1.78
4:02AM
1.84
4:21PM
1.79
4:50AM
1.85
5:10PM
1.82
5:32AM
1.86
5:56PM
1.85
6:10AM
1.88
6:40PM
1.89
6:47AM
1.89
7:21PM
1.92
7:26AM
1.89
8:01PM
1.96
8:08AM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:31AM
0.71
9:50PM
0.72
10:22AM
0.68
10:41PM
0.68
11:11AM
0.64
11:25PM
0.64
11:56AM
0.59
12:07AM
0.61
12:38PM
0.53
12:48AM
0.60
1:16PM
0.48
1:30AM
0.58
1:53PM
0.46
2:12AM
0.57
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sunrise--6:37-------6:37-------6:37-------6:39-------6:39-------6:41-------6:41-------6:43-
Sunset----5:34-------5:31-------5:30-------5:30-------5:28-------5:27-------5:25-------
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Rain (mm)
---------13485--1------------------------------------------1
Temp. °C141417191916161717151414141515151515151717161515141517191715151411111316161312121211141717141313131517181817171718171919
Feels °C (?)1011141516141516161414131313141414141417171514141416161914111197811141513111098111414121111111314151514151516151717

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