
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hot Water Beach today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 10AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Hot Water Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 126 | 158 | 127 | 85 | 52 | 39 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:18AM1.74m | 11:39PM1.82m | 12:10PM1.68m | 00:27AM1.73m | 1:02PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11AM0.12m | 5:27PM0.20m | 6:00AM0.18m | 6:17PM0.30m | 6:48AM0.25m | 7:07PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 |
30 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 48 | 11 | 11 | 85 | 52 | 39 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | NE 8 | — | — | N 8 | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 10 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 5 | 24 | 126 | 158 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 13 | 113 | 113 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 120 | 90 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 234 | 224 | 186 |
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