Hot Water Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.88° S 175.82° E

Issued: 12 am 07 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hot Water Beach sea temperature is

16.7°C

Hot Water Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Hot Water Beach today (07 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 3AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s
Afternoon (07 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s
Evening (07 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Monday 9								Tue 10
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	0	1	0	0	!	!	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	107	119	119	91	91	78	254	285	153	139	79	91	91	93	79	79	65	67	67	77	73	79	91	94	83	78	80
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ENE	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	on	on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide			5:52AM1.67m				6:07PM1.72m				6:42AM1.71m				6:55PM1.71m					7:28AM1.74m				7:39PM1.71m
Low Tide	11:37PM0.23m				11:59AM0.34m				00:27AM0.21m				12:50PM0.33m					1:12AM0.20m				1:38PM0.32m				1:55AM0.19m


	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	7:58
mm	—	3	4	5	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	8	2	1	2	2	1
Temp °C	18	17	17	17	19	18	18	16	15	15	15	18	20	20	19	16	16	15	15	18	17	17	17	16	17	17	17
Feels °C	18	17	16	17	16	15	16	14	14	15	15	17	17	17	17	15	17	16	15	17	18	18	17	16	17	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 13
kJ	85	85	85	91	91	78	108	169	153	139	79	91	91	93	79	79	65	67	67	77	73	79	91	94	83	78	16
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 15	N 15	N 10	N 15	N 15	NNE 15	NNE 16	NE 16	N 16	N 16	ENE 7	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	NE 19
kJ	4	4	2	4	4	21	24	10	5	5	43	19	20	20	20	20	21	20	19	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	15
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 11	N 10	NE 12	E 12	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 14	E 11	E 11	—	N 14	N 14	N 11	E 10	N 13	N 21	N 21	N 20	N 20	N 18	NE 19	E 10
kJ	2	2	4	2	2	6	3	3	4	3	3	15	2	2	—	37	37	2	2	32	9	8	8	8	7	15	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNW 6	—	N 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	—	—	—	—	NNW 7	N 7	N 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 6
kJ	107	119	119	53	—	71	254	285	—	—	—	—	58	57	44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	80
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	1	3	2	1	1	2
Distance (km)	111	0	8	0	275	233	103	13	0	0	0	0	13	13	0	0	0	0	23	113	23	99	118	145	111	111	145
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Rating (10 max)		1	1	1				2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	7	5	5	5	9	9	9	9	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	8	9	9	9	7	5

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