Hot Water Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.88° S 175.82° E

Hot Water Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hot Water Beach sea temperature is
16.3°C
0.1° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 11PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)--
Afternoon (02 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (02 Nov)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
1
N
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.3
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
45
57
37
40
43
52
56
58
59
61
75
82
118
121
121
134
205
156
165
174
183
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
N
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:46AM1.67m
2:21PM1.79m
2:51AM1.63m
3:22PM1.75m
3:56AM1.62m
Low Tide
7:42PM0.25m
8:00AM0.23m
8:43PM0.27m
9:02AM0.28m
9:45PM0.27m
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Temp °C
15
15
15
14
14
15
17
18
18
17
15
15
15
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
12
13
12
13
14
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
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