Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hicks Bay today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hicks Bay at 9PM is: 2.1m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Hicks Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 144 | 151 | 370 | 833 | 1299 | 1516 | 1647 | 1238 | 1107 | 1012 | 833 | 782 | 718 | 643 | 600 | 511 | 678 | 884 | 1197 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:29PM2.15m | 9:52AM2.08m | 10:17PM2.09m | 10:40AM2.03m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:21PM0.38m | 3:54AM0.35m | 4:09PM0.42m | 4:40AM0.38m | 4:54PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  | |  |  | |  | | |  | | |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NW 11 | ESE 15 | S 20 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 144 | 151 | 61 | 46 | 5 | 22 | 8 | 161 | 125 | 118 | 833 | 782 | 718 | 643 | 600 | 511 | 678 | 884 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | N 6 | SE 15 | — | S 20 | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — |
| kJ | 113 | 82 | 3 | 9 | — | 8 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 90 | 92 | 65 | 46 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 10 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 11 | — | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | W 5 | N 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | N 10 | — |
| kJ | 13 | 8 | 3 | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 18 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | W 5 | W 5 | S 10 | WSW 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 79 | 140 | 370 | 833 | 1299 | 1516 | 1647 | 1238 | 1107 | 1012 | 2375 | 2 | 1 | 1729 | 8 | 1391 | 2398 | 3044 | 1197 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 27 | 32 | 324 | 32 | 244 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 379 | 1 | 1 |
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