Hot Water Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.88° S 175.82° E

Hot Water Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hot Water Beach sea temperature is
15.0°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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 2PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
6
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
16
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
34
33
31
20
19
18
9
21
21
22
24
21
18
18
18
29
48
30
49
46
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
SW
0
NW
5
W
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SE
5
SE
5
N
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:58PM1.76m
4:22AM1.68m
4:59PM1.81m
5:23AM1.72m
5:54PM1.87m
Low Tide
9:35AM0.23m
10:16PM0.31m
10:38AM0.20m
11:17PM0.25m
11:37AM0.16m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
Temp °C
12
14
15
13
10
10
10
10
13
13
13
12
11
10
9
9
12
15
15
13
11
Feels °C
10
12
14
11
7
8
8
8
12
11
11
11
9
8
6
6
10
11
11
9
8
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