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Hicks Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
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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
17.5° 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 10AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Hicks Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | |
109 | 115 | 107 | 208 | 188 | 208 | 204 | 235 | 255 | 290 | 348 | 437 | 412 | 376 | 421 | 318 | 432 | 469 | 459 | 459 | 358 | 316 | 316 | 291 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 10:55AM2.15m | 11:38PM2.21m | 11:51AM2.06m | 00:33AM2.14m | 12:52PM1.98m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00AM0.57m | 5:15PM0.44m | 5:58AM0.58m | 6:09PM0.52m | 6:56AM0.57m | 7:07PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 4:59 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
109 | 115 | 107 | 208 | 188 | 208 | 204 | 235 | 255 | 290 | 348 | 437 | 412 | 376 | 421 | 318 | 432 | 469 | 459 | 459 | 358 | 316 | 316 | 291 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 12 | SE 11 | ENE 11 | SE 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 |
7 | 8 | 40 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 59 | 31 | 113 | 19 | 19 | 30 | 27 | 61 | 49 | 54 | 54 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | N 11 | SE 9 | NW 12 | SE 11 | NNW 11 | SSE 12 | NW 11 | SE 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 |
5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 30 | 18 | 39 | 34 | 33 | 50 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 65 | 102 | 107 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
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