
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hot Water Beach today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 10PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hot Water Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
239 | 254 | 311 | 273 | 322 | 325 | 268 | 163 | 144 | 131 | 103 | 100 | 103 | 103 | 93 | 96 | 88 | 73 | 108 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:12PM1.91m | 6:32AM1.81m | 7:06PM1.96m | 7:27AM1.84m | 7:57PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:30AM0.18m | 12:48PM0.05m | 1:25AM0.12m | 1:42PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | E 14 | ESE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 240 | 210 | 164 | 163 | 144 | 131 | 103 | 100 | 103 | 103 | 93 | 96 | 88 | 73 | 108 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | N 12 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 12 | E 13 | E 10 | E 13 | N 11 | N 11 | E 16 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
— | — | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
239 | 254 | 311 | 273 | 322 | 325 | 268 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 111 | 104 | 103 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 23 | 37 |
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