
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hot Water Beach today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 4PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Hot Water Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
141 | 136 | 136 | 98 | 92 | 89 | 176 | 206 | 152 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 37 | 37 | 31 | 30 | 52 | 46 | 25 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:02AM1.58m | 7:34PM1.71m | 7:46AM1.60m | 8:14PM1.74m | 8:28AM1.62m | 8:53PM1.76m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:17PM0.29m | 1:49AM0.37m | 1:59PM0.26m | 2:31AM0.33m | 2:40PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 |
141 | 136 | 136 | 98 | 92 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 152 | 61 | 44 | 41 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 52 | 46 | 25 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | E 19 | E 19 | E 19 | NE 18 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 |
6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 89 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 37 | 37 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 9 | — | E 19 | — | — | NE 11 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | ENE 17 | E 13 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 17 | NNE 6 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 |
— | — | 2 | — | 7 | — | — | 5 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 4 | 23 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | ESE 3 | SE 4 |
5 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 53 | 123 | 176 | 206 | — | 6 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 39 | 103 | 39 | 145 | 165 | 111 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 113 |
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