
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hot Water Beach today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 4PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hot Water Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
128 | 162 | 193 | 229 | 229 | 277 | 404 | 349 | 513 | 424 | 90 | 151 | 139 | 119 | 127 | 134 | 143 | 131 | 116 | 172 | 152 | 126 | 129 | 123 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:11AM1.77m | 8:22PM1.70m | 8:52AM1.78m | 9:04PM1.69m | 9:33AM1.77m | 9:45PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:22PM0.31m | 2:37AM0.19m | 3:05PM0.32m | 3:18AM0.21m | 3:47PM0.33m | 3:59AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
— | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | 8:00 | |
mm | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 13 | N 19 | N 12 | N 12 | NNE 18 | N 18 | N 18 | NE 18 | NNE 8 | N 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
16 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 256 | 142 | 83 | 147 | 139 | 119 | 127 | 134 | 143 | 131 | 116 | 172 | 152 | 126 | 129 | 123 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 19 | E 10 | E 10 | N 17 | NNE 12 | NNE 18 | — | N 12 | NE 17 | ENE 7 | N 8 | NNE 16 | NNE 16 | E 8 | NNE 16 | NNE 16 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NNE 14 |
14 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 30 | — | 3 | 12 | 81 | 90 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 70 | 43 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | N 19 | N 17 | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | NNE 16 | NNE 16 | N 12 | NE 11 | NNE 16 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 14 | N 14 |
2 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 37 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | — | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NW 3 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — |
128 | 162 | 193 | 229 | 229 | 277 | 404 | 349 | 513 | 424 | — | 151 | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 2 | 44 | 29 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 206 | 206 | 275 | 206 | 267 | 113 | 103 | 8 | 78 | 103 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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