Hot Water Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.88° S 175.82° E

Hot Water Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hot Water Beach sea temperature is
16.2°C
0.1° 

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 (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 10AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (05 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (05 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
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1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
1.1
N
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
118
134
137
137
105
102
102
86
84
71
84
82
79
67
65
67
77
161
120
138
192
308
336
173
134
131
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:56AM1.62m
4:21PM1.73m
4:57AM1.63m
5:16PM1.72m
5:52AM1.67m
6:07PM1.72m
6:42AM1.71m
Low Tide
10:04AM0.32m
10:43PM0.26m
11:03AM0.34m
11:37PM0.23m
11:59AM0.34m
00:27AM0.21m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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light rain
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
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7:52
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2
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1
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Temp °C
16
16
17
18
19
18
17
17
17
17
20
21
20
18
18
18
17
17
18
19
17
18
16
15
15
15
Feels °C
17
16
18
19
20
20
18
18
17
18
20
19
19
18
18
19
17
17
18
16
15
16
15
14
14
14
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