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Hicks Bay Surf Photo: 'Empty Hicks Bay' by Rob Davies

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	ENE		ENE	NE
	10 s	on		10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 January at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hicks Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	ENE		ENE	NE
	10 s	on		10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 January at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hicks Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	ENE		NE	SSE
	10 s	on		10 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 January at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hicks Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	ENE		NE	SSE
	10 s	on		10 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 February at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hicks Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	ENE		NE	SSE
	11 s	on		11 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 February at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hicks Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NE		NE	NNW
	11 s	on		11 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 February at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hicks Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	ENE		NE	NNW
	10 s	on		10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 February at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hicks Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	ENE		NE	N
	10 s	on		10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 February at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hicks Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NE		NE	N
	10 s	on		10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 February at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hicks Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NE		NE	N
	10 s	on		10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 February at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hicks Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	ENE		NE	N
	10 s	on		10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 February at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hicks Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NE		NE	N
	10 s	on		10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 February at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hicks Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NE		NE	N
	10 s	cross- on		9 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 February at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hicks Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NE	NE	NE	N
	9 s	cross- on	9 s	9 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 February at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hicks Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NNE		NE	N
	9 s	cross- on		9 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 February at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hicks Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NNE	NE	NE	N
	9 s	cross- on	9 s	9 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 February at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hicks Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NNE		NE	N
	9 s	cross- on		9 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 February at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hicks Bay around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 12 minutes before low water (falling spring tide). Tide height was 0.8m (2.7 ft). Range 2.22m (7.3 ft). Toggle tide graph

user: Rob Davies (1334 photos)
photo taken at: 3:23 pm 1 Feb 2013

Empty Hicks Bay

New Zealand | Hicks Bay

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Solid 2m NE swell but slightly wind-affected. A consistent East Cape option where crowds are never a problem

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