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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
17.4° 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 1AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Hicks Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 19 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | |
163 | 160 | 154 | 145 | 145 | 117 | 119 | 134 | 134 | 127 | 302 | 286 | 486 | 336 | 273 | 277 | 140 | 138 | 136 | 207 | 723 | 716 | 415 | 322 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:52PM1.91m | 3:15AM1.96m | 3:49PM1.91m | 4:08AM1.93m | 4:43PM1.93m | 4:56AM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:07PM0.67m | 9:39AM0.57m | 10:04PM0.66m | 10:34AM0.56m | 10:56PM0.66m | 11:25AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | |
4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | |
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Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 |
12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | E 11 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 |
163 | 160 | 154 | 120 | 110 | 112 | 119 | 134 | 70 | 70 | 60 | 119 | 486 | 336 | 273 | 277 | 140 | 138 | 136 | 121 | 723 | 716 | 415 | 322 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSE 19 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
156 | 156 | 121 | 119 | 119 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 134 | 127 | 121 | 85 | 116 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 207 | 21 | 24 | 107 | 106 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | N 9 | N 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | NNE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
12 | 81 | 55 | 35 | 35 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 55 | 55 | 302 | 286 | 58 | 61 | 59 | 41 | 56 | 52 | 33 | 25 | 31 | 17 | 24 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 7 | 79 | 145 | 145 | 117 | 97 | 108 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 27 | 40 |
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