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Hicks Bay surf break

Hicks Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 26 Jan 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
20.8° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hicks Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hicks Bay at 8AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 26). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (26 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (26 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.6
ESE
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.5
ESE
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)121212121111111111111115151510141313131313131010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13713713414013513513012812693931091098683635989898962585849
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:33AM
1.96
1:01PM
2.02
1:29AM
1.97
1:53PM
2.01
2:27AM
1.98
2:50PM
2.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:53AM
0.53
7:28PM
0.41
7:49AM
0.58
8:20PM
0.46
8:50AM
0.62
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise---6:13-------6:13-------6:15----
Sunset-------8:23-------8:22-------8:22
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181817161920212018171716202121191818171620212120
Feels °C (?)131313121515171716151514181819191919171518181919
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