
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hot Water Beach today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 2AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Hot Water Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
14 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 25 | 37 | 92 | 223 | 796 | 466 | 865 | 400 | 322 | 311 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:28PM1.72m | 10:58AM1.70m | 11:12PM1.64m | 11:44AM1.63m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:45AM0.23m | 5:09PM0.36m | 5:28AM0.31m | 5:55PM0.43m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | E 12 | NNE 8 | E 15 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
14 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 475 | 4 | 493 | 400 | 322 | 311 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 12 | — | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
— | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 13 | N 11 | N 11 | — | E 13 | N 11 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NE 10 | — | NNW 2 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | — |
2 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 12 | 23 | 25 | 37 | 92 | 223 | 796 | 466 | 865 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 255 | 186 | 145 | 118 | 118 | 113 | 255 | 255 | 118 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 114 | 41 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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