Hot Water Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.88° S 175.82° E

Hot Water Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hot Water Beach sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.0° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 9PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (04 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (04 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun morning, calm by Tue night).

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
E
6
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
171
122
97
119
115
130
106
83
80
96
101
89
100
107
113
197
124
105
97
98
93
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
25
ESE
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
1:33PM1.78m
1:56AM1.67m
2:36PM1.75m
3:02AM1.63m
3:40PM1.74m
Low Tide
7:15AM0.19m
7:52PM0.31m
8:15AM0.23m
8:55PM0.33m
9:18AM0.27m
10:00PM0.32m
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clear
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clear
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:46
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Temp °C
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
4
6
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
9
11
10
11
11
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