Hot Water Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.88° S 175.82° E

Hot Water Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hot Water Beach sea temperature is
16.9°C
1.1° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 7PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (26 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (26 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.5
N
5
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
11
1.2
NNW
6
1.1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
10
10
4
4
14
4
4
4
4
115
111
88
77
60
44
29
26
24
15
14
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:18AM1.76m
7:33PM1.81m
8:05AM1.85m
8:20PM1.86m
8:53AM1.92m
9:08PM1.89m
Low Tide
1:28PM0.25m
1:52AM0.09m
2:17PM0.19m
2:39AM0.03m
3:07PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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6:16
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7:43
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Temp °C
16
19
19
17
15
15
14
15
16
17
17
14
11
10
10
10
14
17
18
15
13
Feels °C
13
15
14
13
13
13
11
12
13
14
14
12
8
7
7
7
11
14
12
10
8
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