Hot Water Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.88° S 175.82° E

Hot Water Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hot Water Beach sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.4° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 2AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
64
25
39
24
55
23
22
39
42
48
48
29
27
26
16
18
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
W
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:50PM1.68m
12:23PM1.63m
00:37AM1.59m
1:13PM1.57m
Low Tide
6:08AM0.28m
6:30PM0.42m
6:54AM0.35m
7:19PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
8
9
10
13
14
12
11
11
10
10
12
14
15
13
11
Feels °C
6
5
4
5
6
11
12
9
9
9
8
8
10
11
11
10
9
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