Hot Water Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.88° S 175.82° E

Hot Water Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hot Water Beach sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.3° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 1PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (22 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (22 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
6
0.3
E
7
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
9
9
8
8
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
8
8
13
12
12
18
27
36
42
43
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NW
5
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:27AM1.73m
1:02PM1.62m
1:17AM1.64m
1:54PM1.57m
2:07AM1.56m
2:47PM1.54m
Low Tide
6:48AM0.25m
7:07PM0.39m
7:36AM0.32m
7:58PM0.47m
8:25AM0.37m
8:50PM0.52m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:23
 mm
5
Temp °C
9
9
11
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
13
13
12
12
11
10
10
11
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
6
6
9
11
11
10
8
9
9
9
10
12
12
11
10
9
8
8
9
10
10
9
8
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