Hicks Bay surf break

Hicks Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 03 Apr 2026 NZDT
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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
19.7° 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 11AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (03 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (03 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


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Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Mon
06
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)1211111710108888999999999910101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)106100951681221207187109140213213213180176218260322322329408461452452
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
S
10
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
0
NE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
N
0
WNW
0
SSW
5
SE
10
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscrossononononcross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:24AM
1.97
8:53PM
2.01
9:07AM
1.96
9:34PM
2.01
9:48AM
1.94
10:14PM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:23AM
0.45
2:51PM
0.37
3:08AM
0.44
3:32PM
0.36
3:50AM
0.46
4:11PM
0.39
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Mon
06
Sunrise--7:20-------7:22-------7:22-----
Sunset----6:58-------6:57-------6:54---
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--------------------1111
Temp. °C141416171716151515151718181717161616181918171717
Feels °C (?)121215151515151515151616161616161615171717161515
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