Hot Water Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.88° S 175.82° E

Hot Water Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hot Water Beach sea temperature is
16.3°C
1.1° 

Hot Water Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Hot Water Beach today (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 2PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (15 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

Table - waves today at Hot Water Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
1.6
N
6
1.5
N
7
1
N
8
0.9
N
7
1.2
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
1
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.5
N
7
1.1
SE
5
1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.2
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
23
23
196
233
115
88
148
136
145
103
51
25
58
65
94
159
84
51
13
47
21
17
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
40
NNW
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WSW
30
SSE
20
SE
15
S
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
5
E
0
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:42AM1.76m
10:55PM1.66m
11:25AM1.71m
11:38PM1.60m
12:09PM1.65m
Low Tide
4:29AM0.20m
4:55PM0.32m
5:10AM0.26m
5:38PM0.38m
5:53AM0.32m
6:23PM0.44m
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:33
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7:31
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7:32
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7:34
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2
6
2
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3
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Temp °C
15
17
16
15
13
14
12
12
12
12
13
12
14
12
12
9
7
6
11
14
15
14
12
Feels °C
13
14
12
9
8
9
8
7
7
8
10
6
9
8
6
3
2
0
5
8
10
12
11
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