Hicks Bay Surf Break

Hicks Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.58° S 178.29° E

Issued: 11 am 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hicks Bay sea temperature is
16.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Hicks Bay at 7PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (28 Jun)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (28 Jun)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
4
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ESE
10
2.3
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1451
1060
970
1006
973
1081
1700
1633
1801
1679
1400
1265
1282
1448
1819
1629
1448
1229
1288
1275
1258
1108
1100
846
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
5:58PM1.98m
5:55AM1.89m
6:41PM2.01m
6:41AM1.91m
7:21PM2.03m
Low Tide
11:40AM0.60m
00:04AM0.75m
12:23PM0.59m
00:49AM0.73m
1:04PM0.58m
1:32AM0.69m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:57
4:58
4:58
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
9
10
9
8
8
7
8
6
5
6
7
6
6
5
4
4
6
6
7
5
7
7
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
16
2.3
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
10
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
2.3
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
9
0.1
N
13
0.1
S
21
0.2
SSE
21
0.3
SSE
20
0.4
SSE
19
0.5
SSE
20
0.5
SSE
20
0.5
SSE
20
0.5
SSE
19
0.4
SSE
19
0.4
SSE
19
2.2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
Energy kJ
25
1060
970
1006
973
1081
4
4
4
920
807
3
9
43
75
145
221
225
218
214
143
139
942
846
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
20
0.3
SSE
19
0.3
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.1
N
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
Energy kJ
39
73
64
26
24
4
36
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
48
48
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.2
SSE
19
0.1
S
19
Energy kJ
38
8
3
3
3
35
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ESE
10
1.3
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
Energy kJ
1451
121
175
143
230
249
1700
1633
1801
1679
1400
1265
1282
1448
1819
1629
1448
1229
1288
1275
1258
1108
1100
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
2
3
4
2
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
Distance (km)
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
32
32
32
32
32
32
244
32
32
40
32
27
27
27
0
1
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
4
2
4
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
8
6
6
5
9
5
9
6
6
7
6
5
8
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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