Hicks Bay surf break

Hicks Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 30 Mar 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
19.8° 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 4AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (30 Mar)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (30 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


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Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1.9
NNW
2
NNW
2
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.1
SE
1.8
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.3
SE
Period(s) (?)1211111111117777777710577777666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)475393386302251247330417417327286215180154245176459392332317269178146107
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
15
ESE
25
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:12AM
2.00
5:32PM
1.87
6:06AM
2.01
6:30PM
1.90
6:55AM
2.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:50PM
0.53
11:30AM
0.55
11:48PM
0.52
12:27PM
0.49
12:43AM
0.49
1:19PM
0.44
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise----7:16-------7:18-------7:18---
Sunset-------7:04-------7:02-------7:00
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--122-----------1-------
Temp. °C191919171720212019181717192120181514141415161514
Feels °C (?)19181715181919191817161720201714989911121110
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