Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hicks Bay today (25 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hicks Bay at 12AM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hicks Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed night, light winds from the SE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Sat 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 403 | 658 | 1145 | 1688 | 2079 | 1677 | 1208 | 1026 | 1034 | 893 | 947 | 861 | 923 | 937 | 923 | 998 | 998 | 873 | 890 | 902 | 987 | 1154 | 980 | 882 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:22PM1.92m | 2:38AM1.96m | 3:16PM1.91m | 3:29AM1.93m | 4:12PM1.92m | 4:19AM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36PM0.70m | 9:06AM0.60m | 9:31PM0.72m | 10:00AM0.61m | 10:24PM0.74m | 10:53AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
 | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1208 | 1026 | 1034 | 893 | 947 | 861 | 923 | 937 | 923 | 998 | 998 | 873 | 890 | 902 | 987 | 1154 | 980 | 882 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | S 16 | — | — | SSE 11 | S 11 | E 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 9 | NW 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 20 | — | — | 25 | 38 | 194 | 182 | 418 | 626 | 736 | 437 | 225 | 172 | 112 | 66 | 46 | 97 | 79 | 107 | 38 | 112 | 58 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | N 7 | S 10 | — | — | S 9 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 107 | 8 | — | — | 39 | — | 32 | 33 | 57 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 19 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | — | — | — | N 7 | S 3 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 403 | 658 | 1145 | 1688 | 2079 | 1677 | — | — | — | 134 | 3 | 84 | 160 | 98 | 103 | 164 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 56 | 77 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 171 | 197 | 406 | 197 | 75 | 123 | 75 | 27 | 27 | 40 | 32 | 27 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 9 | 27 |
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