Hot Water Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.88° S 175.82° E

Hot Water Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hot Water Beach sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.7° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 1AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (11 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
48
48
50
54
35
30
54
52
52
45
32
32
32
33
35
34
21
21
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:21PM1.82m
7:51AM1.79m
8:07PM1.82m
8:36AM1.81m
8:50PM1.80m
Low Tide
1:40AM0.14m
2:01PM0.22m
2:24AM0.12m
2:47PM0.22m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:39
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6:37
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7:27
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7:28
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7:29
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Temp °C
17
16
14
15
14
14
17
19
21
18
16
15
15
14
16
17
18
17
15
Feels °C
15
15
13
14
13
13
16
17
19
16
15
14
14
13
15
16
16
16
14
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