Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.80° S 149.29° E

Point Hicks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Point Hicks sea temperature is
16.4°C
1.2° 

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


How big are the waves at Point Hicks today (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Point Hicks at 8AM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (04 Nov)1ft (0.3m)4s
Evening (04 Nov)2ft (0.6m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
S
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.6
SW
3
1.3
WSW
5
1.9
WSW
6
2.5
WSW
7
3
SW
8
3
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
2.2
SW
7
1.4
S
9
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
SW
7
1.2
SW
7
1
SW
7
0.9
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.6
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
2.3
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
6
3
1
3
3
8
92
238
617
941
966
805
521
297
320
266
194
135
100
66
46
47
35
69
411
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
E
25
SW
20
WNW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
SW
15
SSW
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
WNW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
5:37AM1.08m
5:25PM1.17m
6:21AM1.14m
6:24PM1.13m
7:00AM1.21m
7:17PM1.10m
Low Tide
11:09PM0.19m
11:23AM0.45m
11:56PM0.22m
12:23PM0.38m
00:39AM0.26m
1:16PM0.31m
1:16AM0.31m
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clear
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clear
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clear
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clear
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5:50
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7:38
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7:39
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7:43
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10
2
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2
1
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Temp °C
13
12
14
18
18
19
14
12
12
12
13
15
15
15
13
12
11
10
13
16
16
17
15
13
12
13
Feels °C
12
11
14
17
16
18
11
8
6
5
6
7
8
9
8
9
8
7
10
13
12
15
12
11
10
10
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