Hot Water Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.88° S 175.82° E

Hot Water Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hot Water Beach sea temperature is
15.0° 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 (11 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 10PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)--
Afternoon (11 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (11 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
1.2
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.5
ENE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
121
135
84
67
131
207
202
231
237
156
169
217
147
105
99
84
77
65
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
SE
5
SE
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:14PM1.84m
5:34AM1.77m
6:12PM1.91m
6:32AM1.81m
7:06PM1.96m
Low Tide
11:30PM0.25m
11:52AM0.09m
00:30AM0.18m
12:48PM0.05m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
5:39
 mm
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
12
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
10
9
10
10
11
11
11
13
16
16
15
14
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