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Hicks Bay surf Forecast / East Cape / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 28 Apr 2024 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 18.7°C (Statistics for 28 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 18.2 °C max: 19.6 °C min: 17.1 °C)
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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 18.7°C (Statistics for 28 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 18.2 °C max: 19.6 °C min: 17.1 °C)


How big are the waves at Hicks Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hicks Bay at 9AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (28 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (28 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.8
NE
1.1
E
1.3
ENE
1.8
ENE
2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.5
ENE
3.5
E
4.5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
4.5
E
4.5
E
4
E
3.5
E
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.3
E
2
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
Period(s) (?)109999999999966788891013131212121212111111111111101010101010101010101010988191212161114121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)37334733930025318319021613818616888881323104646696169612548697376696814588551344153317723221860145612129157165564263613082572472041621611251221201139696146199237590238425247239199171143138
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
S
5
SE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
20
WSW
15
W
10
SW
10
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
10
ESE
0
E
0
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
ENE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:37AM
1.91
10:02PM
1.98
10:20AM
1.92
10:50PM
1.96
11:03AM
1.94
11:43PM
1.96
11:49AM
1.94
12:38AM
1.99
12:43PM
1.92
1:35AM
2.03
1:45PM
1.91
2:32AM
2.08
2:51PM
1.93
3:30AM
2.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:37AM
0.58
3:53PM
0.52
4:21AM
0.60
4:38PM
0.54
5:09AM
0.63
5:25PM
0.54
6:03AM
0.65
6:16PM
0.55
7:00AM
0.65
7:10PM
0.55
7:59AM
0.60
8:09PM
0.56
8:57AM
0.54
9:12PM
0.56
9:54AM
0.47
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise--6:45-------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-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121214161614141413141516161515151515151414141515131315181816161413131416171614121211131515131212121214161514131313131517
Feels °C (?)111012131312121211111111121111111111109881012111113161412139667111314121011911131210999911131314121212121415

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