Hicks Bay surf break

Hicks Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 22 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
20.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hicks Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hicks Bay at 2PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (22 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (22 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SE
1.2
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.9
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)10101010101010101010101010101010101091515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2812812862502252201841881921961711422901511481201179815193123120116110
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
20
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassoncross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:54AM
2.08
10:17PM
2.11
10:46AM
2.07
11:08PM
2.10
11:37AM
2.06
12:03AM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:51AM
0.38
4:17PM
0.29
4:41AM
0.38
5:05PM
0.30
5:30AM
0.41
5:55PM
0.34
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise--7:09-------7:11-------7:11-----
Sunset-----7:15-------7:15-------7:13--
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141417171817161615151618171515151515181918171716
Feels °C (?)141417161817161614121314131113131313161616151615
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