Surf Forecast Surf Report
Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf break

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 19 Apr 2025 NZST
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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
14.5° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 2PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 3.0m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (19 Apr)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (19 Apr)10ft (3.0m)10s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
NE
3
NE
2.5
NE
2.3
ENE
2.5
NE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
NE
0.8
ENE
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.6
SSE
1.1
S
2
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
1.5
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
NE
Period(s) (?)1010101010109101010101099910910109999991110101010107910101110109916161514141313131212121212671013141510
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1662178716951574139713379431129889889821703530450378386334378314236194148148120103198144139110144144523155317101576170412658156934286271958176913401147792640538423432432294224181124341181147174157
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
15
S
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
0
S
5
W
10
WSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
on
glasscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:28AM
1.49
8:56PM
1.63
9:18AM
1.49
9:45PM
1.64
10:07AM
1.51
10:35PM
1.68
10:57AM
1.56
11:25PM
1.74
11:47AM
1.65
12:14AM
1.81
12:38PM
1.75
1:05AM
1.89
1:29PM
1.87
1:55AM
1.95
2:22PM
1.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:39PM
0.50
3:18AM
0.51
3:27PM
0.48
4:05AM
0.48
4:15PM
0.43
4:52AM
0.42
5:04PM
0.35
5:39AM
0.34
5:54PM
0.26
6:27AM
0.24
6:46PM
0.17
7:17AM
0.15
7:39PM
0.09
8:07AM
0.06
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunrise7:05-------7:05-------7:07-------7:07-------7:09-------7:09-------7:11-------7:13---
Sunset--5:46-------5:45-------5:44-------5:43-------5:40-------5:38-------5:37-------5:36-
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Rain (mm)
----------174621---------------21---------------------------
Temp. °C151718161616171717161514131212121212121211101091112121110101210101010109989910108891010111212111112121315192017
Feels °C (?)1315171515151716171615121078788998776911111198843344454677744566788881091011141513
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