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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
17.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Hicks Bay today (02 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 10s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 12s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Hicks Bay at 8PM is: 5.0m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 4.0m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jun) | 18ft (5.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 20ft (6.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Hicks Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Tue morning, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thursday 4 | Fri 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
N 10 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | |
6062 | 8344 | 9386 | 8469 | 6174 | 3573 | 2525 | 2015 | 2767 | 1405 | 1379 | 1480 | 1201 | 1043 | 885 | 506 | 354 | 307 | 244 | 186 | 147 | 140 | 103 | 80 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:51AM1.92m | 8:24PM2.05m | 8:33AM1.92m | 9:03PM2.04m | 9:12AM1.92m | 9:43PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10PM0.55m | 2:39AM0.66m | 2:48PM0.57m | 3:20AM0.65m | 3:27PM0.58m | 4:01AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | |
— | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | |
12 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
— | — | 5529 | 8469 | 6174 | 3573 | 2525 | 2015 | 2767 | 1405 | 1379 | 1480 | 1201 | 1043 | 885 | 506 | 354 | 307 | 244 | 186 | 147 | 140 | 103 | 80 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 12 | — | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 14 | S 13 | SE 13 | NW 8 | NNW 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 |
— | — | — | 4865 | — | 918 | 1538 | 1376 | 5 | 709 | 471 | 509 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 109 | 43 | 43 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | E 14 | SSE 3 | S 12 | S 4 | S 4 | S 12 | E 9 | E 9 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 11 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 4 | NW 5 |
6062 | 8344 | 9386 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 116 | 117 | 66 | 39 | 47 | 36 | 24 | 53 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 390 | 324 | 127 | 123 | 72 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 |
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