Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hicks Bay today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hicks Bay at 1AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Hicks Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 77 | 71 | 68 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:09PM2.04m | 11:32AM2.07m | 11:59PM2.04m | 12:29PM2.03m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04PM0.43m | 5:27AM0.36m | 5:54PM0.48m | 6:18AM0.39m | 6:49PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 77 | 71 | 68 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 17 | 16 | 125 | 66 | 34 | 22 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 8 | NNE 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 10 | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 14 | S 17 | SE 16 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | NNE 13 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | S 3 | S 4 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 34 | 35 | 20 | 17 | 27 | 40 | 59 | 174 | 215 | 117 | 86 | 207 | 284 | 212 | 4 | 19 | — | 14 | 166 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 69 | 32 | 40 | 170 | 388 | 242 | 306 |
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