Hot Water Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.88° S 175.82° E

Hot Water Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hot Water Beach sea temperature is
15.6°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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 6PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (20 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (20 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
10
10
10
10
16
17
11
10
20
10
10
38
37
37
36
34
31
31
30
Wind (km/h)
0
E
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNE
5
NW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:38PM1.52m
2:59AM1.41m
3:32PM1.52m
3:57AM1.43m
4:23PM1.55m
Low Tide
8:16AM0.47m
8:56PM0.53m
9:09AM0.48m
9:50PM0.50m
10:03AM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
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6:24
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6:24
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7:36
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7:37
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Temp °C
13
16
17
15
13
12
11
11
14
17
19
17
12
10
10
10
14
17
19
16
11
Feels °C
12
14
14
12
12
10
10
10
13
16
17
15
9
8
8
8
13
16
17
13
8
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