Hot Water Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.88° S 175.82° E

Hot Water Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 03 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 (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 1AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (04 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (04 Nov)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
6
1
NE
6
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
80
85
88
105
112
118
102
118
193
282
209
215
205
205
164
160
134
115
97
94
82
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:21PM1.79m
2:51AM1.63m
3:22PM1.75m
3:56AM1.62m
4:21PM1.73m
4:57AM1.63m
Low Tide
8:43PM0.27m
9:02AM0.28m
9:45PM0.27m
10:04AM0.32m
10:43PM0.26m
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Temp °C
18
17
15
15
16
16
17
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
19
19
18
17
17
16
17
Feels °C
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
18
20
20
18
17
17
16
18
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