Hot Water Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.88° S 175.82° E

Hot Water Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hot Water Beach sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.2° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 9AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 01). 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (01 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
E
17
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
35
35
24
23
23
14
14
14
13
13
8
7
7
8
6
8
8
9
11
10
10
10
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:26AM1.76m
9:42PM1.82m
10:10AM1.77m
10:27PM1.80m
10:58AM1.76m
Low Tide
3:22AM0.16m
3:38PM0.22m
4:04AM0.14m
4:23PM0.24m
4:49AM0.15m
5:11PM0.27m
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:57
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
14
14
12
11
11
11
11
13
16
16
13
12
12
12
12
14
16
17
15
12
Feels °C
6
6
6
8
8
7
6
6
7
7
8
11
11
9
9
9
9
9
11
12
13
12
10
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