Hicks Bay surf break

Hicks Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
18.8° 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 11AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (23 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (23 Apr)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
922
778
697
622
508
508
406
373
414
359
281
246
205
196
153
112
112
95
82
86
37
35
21
11
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
S
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
0
NNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:12AM2.12m
11:53PM2.11m
12:06PM2.04m
00:53AM2.07m
1:06PM1.96m
Low Tide
5:11AM0.53m
5:32PM0.41m
6:10AM0.58m
6:27PM0.47m
7:13AM0.60m
7:26PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:39
6:39
6:41
6:41
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5:30
5:28
5:27
5:25
Temp °C
10
11
13
15
15
13
12
12
12
12
14
16
15
13
12
12
11
11
13
16
15
13
13
12
5
6
8
9
9
8
8
9
8
8
10
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
12
15
14
12
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
8
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.5
S
8
Energy kJ
42
50
49
49
31
26
61
77
5
5
5
5
5
5
153
112
112
95
82
86
37
35
18
30
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.6
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
E
9
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
7
Energy kJ
73
39
22
14
14
8
16
5
6
10
8
8
10
10
4
6
6
4
5
11
22
22
21
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
N
10
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
NW
7
0.2
E
9
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.2
N
10
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
10
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
9
11
11
8
6
6
5
8
2
6
2
2
2
2
8
4
2
2
4
6
5
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
Energy kJ
922
778
697
622
508
508
406
373
414
359
281
246
205
196
84
82
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
9
9
9
32
32
61
9
1
61
61
61
61
61
1
0
0
0
0
0
111
9
9
27
27
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
6
4
4
5
4
3
3
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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