Hot Water Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.88° S 175.82° E

Hot Water Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hot Water Beach sea temperature is
16.0°C
0.4° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 7PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
E
15
0.1
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
34
31
31
30
30
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
6
6
5
5
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
0
WSW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
W
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:23PM1.55m
4:51AM1.48m
5:12PM1.61m
5:43AM1.56m
6:00PM1.67m
Low Tide
10:03AM0.47m
10:42PM0.44m
10:57AM0.44m
11:32PM0.36m
11:49AM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:20
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7:38
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Temp °C
14
17
19
17
11
10
10
9
14
16
17
15
13
13
12
12
16
19
20
18
14
Feels °C
13
15
16
14
8
7
7
6
14
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
15
16
16
16
12
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