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Hicks Bay surf Forecast / East Cape / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 28 Mar 2024 NZDT
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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 20.1°C (Statistics for 28 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 19.6 °C max: 20.7 °C min: 18.1 °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 20.1°C (Statistics for 28 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 19.6 °C max: 20.7 °C min: 18.1 °C)


How big are the waves at Hicks Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hicks Bay at 11PM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 28). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)--
Afternoon (28 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (28 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)17s

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

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Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Fri
05
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
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 (?)
0.5
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
2.2
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.1
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.2
SSE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
ESE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)161517151414151515141478813137810111111101010101010999999988888810101010121212111111111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1381761721096970125123121120118186143167706942095316582160215916411220159115911267103781615421203101577831627521618017612910786675668686872139171160160154198119116116119125121118118
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
10
SE
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
30
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
SE
0
NW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
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
glasscrossglassoffoffoffcross-
off
glassonglassglassglassglasscross-
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
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:02PM
1.90
10:17AM
1.86
10:41PM
1.90
10:58AM
1.84
11:22PM
1.90
11:41AM
1.84
12:07AM
1.90
12:24PM
1.85
12:58AM
1.89
1:10PM
1.87
1:53AM
1.89
2:02PM
1.89
2:54AM
1.93
3:02PM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:03PM
0.40
4:18AM
0.50
4:39PM
0.42
4:58AM
0.53
5:18PM
0.47
5:41AM
0.57
5:59PM
0.52
6:28AM
0.62
6:45PM
0.57
7:19AM
0.67
7:36PM
0.60
8:17AM
0.69
8:32PM
0.60
9:17AM
0.67
9:33PM
0.57
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Fri
05
Sunrise------7:16-------7:18-------7:18-------7:20-------7:20-------7:22-------7:22-----
Sunset-7:06-------7:04-------7:02-------7:00-------7:00------6:58-------6:57-------6:54---
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Rain (mm)
--------161-----1--125741-----------------------------------
Temp. °C1919181716161717131112109913151514131213151616161514131213161818161414131316181817171716161820201715151514171920181818
Feels °C (?)1415131312131314117775599988799121314121210911151817151313121215171818171815151717161412131210131516151515

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