Hot Water Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.88° S 175.82° E

Hot Water Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hot Water Beach sea temperature is
15.2° 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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 3AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (17 Aug)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun night, light winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
6
1.8
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
8
2.2
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
316
330
289
380
427
278
98
149
121
118
87
81
60
41
41
25
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:33PM1.94m
9:59AM1.81m
10:19PM1.86m
10:47AM1.76m
Low Tide
3:53AM0.08m
4:10PM0.15m
4:38AM0.13m
4:56PM0.24m
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
9
9
11
12
10
7
6
6
5
7
12
13
11
9
Feels °C
2
1
0
1
2
4
7
5
2
1
1
0
3
8
8
6
4
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