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Hicks Bay surf break

Hicks Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 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
20.7° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hicks Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hicks Bay at 1AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (15 Jan)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NNE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NNE
0.3
NNW
0.4
NE
1
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.4
NE
0.9
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
Period(s) (?)1212131312115555115566667788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)597779642930473434343046787710310394105115160169196214214
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:03PM
1.88
4:55AM
1.88
4:54PM
1.86
5:51AM
1.91
5:47PM
1.86
6:41AM
1.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:38PM
0.68
11:06AM
0.81
11:31PM
0.68
11:57AM
0.81
12:20AM
0.67
12:45PM
0.78
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise-----6:01-------6:01-------6:03--
Sunset-8:30-------8:30-------8:29------
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----122221211----------
Temp. °C232221212021222323212020202021232322191817172021
Feels °C (?)212120212021212223212120212021222221191917171918
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