Surf Forecast Surf Report
Hicks Bay surf break

Hicks Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 29 Apr 2025 NZST
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Hicks Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hicks Bay sea temperature is
19.7° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Hicks Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hicks Bay at 1PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (29 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (29 Apr)10ft (3.0m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NNE
1.6
NE
2.3
NE
2.5
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3.5
NE
4
NE
4
NE
4
NE
3.5
NE
3
NE
3
NE
2.3
NE
2.1
NE
1.4
ENE
2.2
NNW
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
ENE
1
SSE
0.9
E
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.7
SSE
2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.9
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.8
SSE
2.5
SSE
1.4
SE
2.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
2
SSE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.7
SSE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
Period(s) (?)88888991010101010999107111112101111141414131212121212121212111111101010101099989898898888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1373085657691028150721233248350628581996159412638427273784676726853302462781962892933513673394855859201177118011861069910822792749706615697799782547101629570822457319219245315112510491717159
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
NE
10
N
15
N
25
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
25
W
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
20
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
onglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:27AM
2.22
7:59PM
2.31
8:23AM
2.23
8:52PM
2.31
9:16AM
2.23
9:45PM
2.27
10:06AM
2.19
10:40PM
2.21
10:56AM
2.12
11:36PM
2.14
11:47AM
2.03
12:31AM
2.07
12:44PM
1.93
1:26AM
2.01
1:46PM
1.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:51PM
0.31
2:20AM
0.41
2:42PM
0.32
3:12AM
0.44
3:33PM
0.34
4:04AM
0.50
4:24PM
0.39
4:57AM
0.58
5:15PM
0.46
5:54AM
0.64
6:07PM
0.55
6:53AM
0.67
7:03PM
0.64
7:52AM
0.67
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Sunrise6:45-------6:46-------6:47-------6:47-------6:48-------6:48-------6:50-------6:50---
Sunset--5:22-------5:21-------5:20-------5:19-------5:17-------5:16-------5:15-------5:15-
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Rain (mm)
12221181342334223-111----------13----------------------------
Temp. °C181919181818181920201918191918181818181614121111131616141313141314161613131314141517161414151415161717151414141415171715
Feels °C (?)1718181616151416212017171616151414161513976791314121111129810119101011111112111111121213131314131313131314171715
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