Hicks Bay surf break

Hicks Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 09 Jul 2025 NZST
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
16.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Hicks Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hicks Bay at 10PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)--
Afternoon (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (09 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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

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Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thu
17
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.7
ESE
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
3.5
N
4
NNW
3
NNW
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.6
E
1.3
ESE
1.4
E
1.1
ESE
1.4
E
1.4
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)131311131313121212121212121211111212121289912121211111111111111111111111111101010101010101010101010101010111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)97111021263118311531043951883920887872817795844922873109512381370172923263346227810878041253594567559887793653606655605570560543524477401410384347340347433544574461468437449503655816835738679610
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
5
SE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
E
5
NE
5
E
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
30
NNE
35
NNE
40
N
15
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
5
W
5
NW
10
W
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
0
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:59PM
1.97
5:57AM
1.92
6:43PM
2.02
6:45AM
1.98
7:24PM
2.06
7:29AM
2.02
8:05PM
2.09
8:11AM
2.04
8:46PM
2.11
8:52AM
2.03
9:29PM
2.13
9:35AM
2.02
10:13PM
2.13
10:20AM
2.00
10:58PM
2.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:02AM
0.78
12:22PM
0.63
12:48AM
0.73
1:06PM
0.58
1:34AM
0.67
1:48PM
0.52
2:19AM
0.61
2:31PM
0.45
3:04AM
0.55
3:13PM
0.41
3:49AM
0.50
3:57PM
0.39
4:36AM
0.44
4:43PM
0.42
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thu
17
Sunrise------7:20-------7:20-------7:20-------7:18-------7:18-------7:18-------7:18-----
Sunset5:02-------5:02-------5:04-------5:04-------5:05-------5:06-------5:06-------5:07---
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Rain (mm)
---------------11168913---------121111-------------12--------
Temp. °C131312111111121414121314141414151515141515141415151413131313141514141414131314151512111111101215151414141211111314121111
Feels °C (?)101110999101313121212131211111111999111010111110101011131212121112111314141287776811121010109871011111010
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