Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hot Water Beach today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 6AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hot Water Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 70 | 127 | 160 | 147 | 155 | 187 | 191 | 153 | 118 | 142 | 135 | 117 | 117 | 164 | 107 | 134 | 113 | 106 | 103 | 74 | 66 | 86 | 86 | 48 | 71 | 64 | 81 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 9:33AM1.77m | 9:45PM1.66m | 10:15AM1.75m | 10:26PM1.62m | 10:56AM1.71m | 11:09PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18AM0.21m | 3:47PM0.33m | 3:59AM0.24m | 4:29PM0.36m | 4:41AM0.27m | 5:12PM0.39m | 5:23AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | 8:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 70 | 127 | 160 | 147 | 155 | 187 | 191 | 153 | 118 | 142 | 135 | 117 | 117 | 164 | 107 | 134 | 113 | 106 | 103 | 74 | 66 | 86 | 86 | 48 | 71 | 64 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NNE 16 | NNE 16 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NNE 6 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NNE 7 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | N 12 |
| kJ | 48 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 29 | 70 | 43 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NE 10 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 20 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 67 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 31 | 31 | 4 | 31 | 30 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 6 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 60 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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