Hicks Bay Surf Break

Hicks Bay, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 37.58° S 178.29° E

Issued: 11 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hicks Bay sea temperature is
16.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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

Kawerau

152 km SW60 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 128°)
5
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Pongakawa wx

162 km SW29 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 278°)
5
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Wairoa

179 km S8 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 33 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

Waimapu wx

191 km WSW24 m above sea level

26 minutes ago
dry
wind obs. (10 kph from 348 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
17 °C-
-
-
-
0

Tauranga

192 km WSW15 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 314°)
15
15 °C-
-
-
-
0

Waihi

205 km WSW10 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
15
light winds from the WNW
(14 km/h at 302°)
25
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Te Awa wx

245 km S21 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
light winds from the NW
(6 km/h at 325°)
15
17 °C-
-
-
-
0

Burma Rd HB

263 km S414 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
5
calm
(4 km/h at 184°)
15
17.3 °C-
-
-
-
0

Te Mata Peak

264 km S100 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
wind obs. (15 kph from 71 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
16.4 °C-
-
-
-
0

Kihikihi wx

265 km SW75 m above sea level

43 minutes ago
dry
wind obs. (14 kph from 33 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

* 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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