Hicks Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.58° S 178.29° E

Hicks Bay, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 5 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hicks Bay sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.4° 

Hicks Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Hicks Bay based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Hicks Bay right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Hicks Bay

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Poroporo

24 km SSE149 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
35
fresh winds from the S
(33 km/h at 180°)
7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waihau Bay

35 km WSW35 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
15
light winds from the SW
(13 km/h at 225°)
11 °C-
-
-
-
-

Hiruharama

38 km S90 m above sea level

37 minutes ago
No weather report

(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

Tolaga Bay WXT AWS

88 km S7 m above sea level

34 minutes ago
Dry
25
moderate winds from the S
(24 km/h at 180°)
9.6 °C-
-
-
-
-

Opotiki

97 km SW57 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
15
light winds from the SW
(15 km/h at 225°)
10 °C-
-
-
-
-

Traffords Hill, Matawai Automatic Weather Station

113 km SSW726 m above sea level

34 minutes ago
Dry
15
light winds from the SE
(13 km/h at 135°)
2.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

Pouawa

114 km S223 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
65
gales from the SW
(63 km/h at 225°)
6 °C-
-
-
-
-

Gisborne Aero

122 km S5 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
25
moderate winds from the S
(26 km/h at 180°)
9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Whakatane

123 km SW3 m above sea level

39 minutes ago
Dry
wind obs. (17 kph from 0 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
10.6 °C-
-
-
-
-

ASCATC180E37S

135 km E15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
65
gales from the S
(64 km/h at 191°)
- °C- km
- km


* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Hicks Bay and within an acceptable time window.

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