Hot Water Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.88° S 175.82° E

Hot Water Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 12 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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 9AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
32
32
33
30
30
21
21
13
20
26
27
30
31
31
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
22
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
W
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:36AM1.81m
8:50PM1.80m
9:19AM1.82m
9:32PM1.77m
10:00AM1.80m
Low Tide
2:24AM0.12m
2:47PM0.22m
3:07AM0.13m
3:30PM0.24m
3:48AM0.16m
4:13PM0.27m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:35
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1
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Temp °C
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
16
15
14
14
18
20
20
18
15
15
14
13
17
19
20
18
15
Feels °C
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
15
15
14
14
17
17
17
16
14
14
13
12
16
17
18
16
13
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