Hot Water Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.88° S 175.82° E

Hot Water Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hot Water Beach sea temperature is
16.6°C
1.4° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 9AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
1.2
N
6
0.9
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
26
27
30
31
31
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
22
22
23
23
23
14
116
77
47
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:19AM1.82m
9:32PM1.77m
10:00AM1.80m
10:14PM1.72m
10:42AM1.76m
Low Tide
3:07AM0.13m
3:30PM0.24m
3:48AM0.16m
4:13PM0.27m
4:29AM0.20m
4:55PM0.32m
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Temp °C
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16
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20
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16
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16
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16
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Feels °C
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16
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17
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17
15
13
13
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16
17
17
16
14
13
13
14
14
12
11
9
8
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