Hicks Bay surf break

Hicks Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 29 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
19.8° 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: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (29 Mar)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (29 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wed
01
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
2.2
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.1
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.5
NNW
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
1
SE
1.6
SSE
2.3
SE
2.1
SE
Period(s) (?)12121212121212111111117887777101010577
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7877877036926055854673933863022514896135464783722782186565188138453434
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
15
SE
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:12AM
1.99
4:29PM
1.87
5:12AM
2.00
5:32PM
1.87
6:06AM
2.01
6:30PM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:31AM
0.59
10:50PM
0.53
11:30AM
0.55
11:48PM
0.52
12:27PM
0.49
12:43AM
0.49
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wed
01
Sunrise--7:16-------7:16-------7:18-----
Sunset-----7:06-------7:04-------7:02--
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------261-----------1-
Temp. °C171721222220192017172021212019181717192120161414
Feels °C (?)1617222122201919151618181919181816161820161188
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