Hot Water Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.88° S 175.82° E

Hot Water Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hot Water Beach sea temperature is
15.3°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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 10AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (20 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (20 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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)
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NNW
7
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
9
11
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
6
Wind (km/h)
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:47AM1.49m
1:25PM1.52m
1:41AM1.44m
2:21PM1.50m
2:38AM1.42m
3:17PM1.51m
Low Tide
7:03AM0.43m
7:36PM0.55m
7:56AM0.47m
8:32PM0.56m
8:51AM0.48m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:10
6:12
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
12
10
9
8
8
12
15
15
12
11
11
12
11
14
17
16
12
11
Feels °C
9
7
7
7
7
6
4
5
5
5
9
11
10
7
6
6
8
8
11
14
13
6
5
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