Hot Water Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.88° S 175.82° E

Hot Water Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hot Water Beach sea temperature is
14.8° 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 (07 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 10PM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)--
Afternoon (07 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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)
0.3
E
6
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.1
NE
13
1.4
NNW
6
0.8
N
6
0.8
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
9
9
8
8
9
4
9
7
7
7
7
7
7
18
7
151
46
51
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
W
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:22AM1.70m
2:05PM1.69m
2:23AM1.69m
3:08PM1.72m
Low Tide
7:16PM0.36m
7:46AM0.22m
8:16PM0.37m
8:46AM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
2
6
9
4
Temp °C
11
9
7
7
7
7
8
11
12
11
12
12
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
8
6
4
4
4
5
6
9
8
8
9
8
10
10
10
11
10
12
12
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