Hot Water Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.88° S 175.82° E

Hot Water Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hot Water Beach sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.4° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 9AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
18
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.4
NE
9
1.2
E
5
1.4
E
6
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
4
4
4
6
4
6
7
7
7
8
11
11
10
21
82
151
200
218
186
123
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
S
30
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:40AM1.86m
11:58PM1.78m
12:34PM1.82m
00:54AM1.72m
1:33PM1.78m
Low Tide
5:27AM0.09m
5:56PM0.22m
6:19AM0.13m
6:52PM0.27m
7:15AM0.19m
7:52PM0.31m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:52
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6:48
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7:20
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7:21
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7:22
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7
3
1
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Temp °C
9
9
12
15
16
13
11
10
11
11
14
17
17
15
14
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
Feels °C
7
7
10
12
11
9
8
7
8
8
11
15
16
13
13
7
7
7
7
7
9
10
9
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