Hicks Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.58° S 178.29° E

Hicks Bay, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 6 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hicks Bay sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.7° 

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

Hicks Bay

4 km N240 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Continuous heavy rain
30
fresh winds from the NNE
(31 km/h at 20°)
16.7 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Poroporo

24 km SSE149 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
20
moderate winds from the N
(22 km/h at 0°)
17 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waihau Bay

35 km WSW35 m above sea level

2 hours ago
light rainRecent light rain
5
light winds from the NE
(7 km/h at 45°)
17 °C-
-
-
-
-

Tolaga Bay Area School

87 km S4 m above sea level

59 minutes ago
Dry
15
light winds from the NE
(15 km/h at 45°)
17.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Opotiki

97 km SW57 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
5
light winds from the W
(6 km/h at 270°)
19 °C-
-
-
-
-

Traffords Hill, Matawai Automatic Weather Station

113 km SSW726 m above sea level

55 minutes ago
Dry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 315°)
16.5 °C-
-
-
-
-

Pouawa

114 km S223 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
5
light winds from the E
(7 km/h at 90°)
21 °C-
-
-
-
-

Gisborne Airport

121 km S240 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearDry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 45°)
21 °C20 km
20 km
-
no observation
-

Gisborne Airport

121 km S240 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearDry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 270°)
20 °C20 km
20 km
-
no observation
-

Whakatane

123 km SW3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainDry
wind obs. (9 kph from 225 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
17.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

* 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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