Hicks Bay surf break

Hicks Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 02 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) - 18ft (5.5m), 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), 12s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Hicks Bay at 8PM is: 5.0m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 4.0m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jun)18ft (5.5m)10s
Afternoon (02 Jun)20ft (6.0m)12s
Evening (02 Jun)16ft (5.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).

Tue
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Fri
5
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
6
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
N
10
6
N
11
6
N
12
5.5
N
12
5
N
12
3.5
N
12
3
N
12
2.5
N
12
3.5
NNE
11
2.5
N
11
2.5
N
11
2.5
NNE
10
2.5
NNE
10
2.4
NNE
10
2.2
N
10
1.7
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6062
8344
9386
8469
6174
3573
2525
2015
2767
1405
1379
1480
1201
1043
885
506
354
307
244
186
147
140
103
80
Wind (km/h)
40
NNE
45
N
25
NNE
25
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
5
SSE
0
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:51AM1.92m
8:24PM2.05m
8:33AM1.92m
9:03PM2.04m
9:12AM1.92m
9:43PM2.02m
Low Tide
2:10PM0.55m
2:39AM0.66m
2:48PM0.57m
3:20AM0.65m
3:27PM0.58m
4:01AM0.66m
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:13
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:55
4:54
4:54
12
5
6
9
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
17
18
17
16
16
15
16
18
18
15
14
13
12
11
13
16
16
13
14
15
16
16
11
12
14
16
16
14
15
14
16
17
16
13
14
13
11
8
10
12
12
10
12
13
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
NNE
12
5.5
N
12
5
N
12
3.5
N
12
3
N
12
2.5
N
12
3.5
NNE
11
2.5
N
11
2.5
N
11
2.5
NNE
10
2.5
NNE
10
2.4
NNE
10
2.2
N
10
1.7
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
Energy kJ
5529
8469
6174
3573
2525
2015
2767
1405
1379
1480
1201
1043
885
506
354
307
244
186
147
140
103
80
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
NNW
12
2.2
NE
10
2.5
NE
11
2.5
NE
11
0.1
S
16
1.9
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.1
SE
13
0.9
NW
8
0.4
NNW
11
0.4
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
11
Energy kJ
4865
918
1538
1376
5
709
471
509
15
14
7
109
43
43
25
25
25
15
15
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
E
14
0.3
SSE
3
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
S
12
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
Energy kJ
5
4
16
15
4
2
3
1
1
3
7
7
11
11
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
N
10
6
N
11
6
N
12
0.4
S
3
0.4
S
3
1
NW
8
1
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
5
1
WNW
4
0.7
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.9
NW
4
1.1
NW
5
Energy kJ
6062
8344
9386
2
3
116
117
66
39
47
36
24
53
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
390
324
127
123
72
27
0
0
0
0
27
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
27
27
0
0
27
27
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
3
3
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
1
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
4
5
5
7
5
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