Hot Water Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.88° S 175.82° E

Hot Water Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hot Water Beach sea temperature is
15.3° 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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 2AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
14
0.7
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
184
173
171
171
168
168
212
206
196
190
184
184
138
139
136
98
92
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
SSE
0
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:08PM1.62m
6:17AM1.55m
6:52PM1.66m
7:02AM1.58m
7:34PM1.71m
Low Tide
00:18AM0.47m
12:32PM0.32m
1:05AM0.42m
1:17PM0.29m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
8
9
9
9
10
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
13
15
15
12
12
Feels °C
5
6
8
7
8
10
10
10
8
9
8
8
9
10
11
9
7
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