Hot Water Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.88° S 175.82° E

Hot Water Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hot Water Beach sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.2° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 12PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
1
1
1
1
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2
2
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
118
147
155
228
251
315
322
336
329
280
280
237
232
190
137
134
105
103
82
80
76
59
57
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNW
0
WSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:09AM1.62m
4:43PM1.75m
5:12AM1.65m
5:40PM1.78m
6:10AM1.70m
6:33PM1.80m
Low Tide
10:22AM0.28m
11:03PM0.28m
11:23AM0.27m
00:01AM0.23m
12:20PM0.25m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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6:45
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6:41
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7:23
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7:24
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Temp °C
10
10
14
18
19
16
12
11
11
11
15
18
18
16
15
14
14
14
16
17
17
15
14
Feels °C
7
8
12
14
16
12
9
8
9
9
14
17
16
15
15
13
13
13
15
16
16
15
14
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