Hot Water Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.88° S 175.82° E

Hot Water Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hot Water Beach sea temperature is
15.1° 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 (05 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 9PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)--
Afternoon (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (05 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.2
ENE
11
0.3
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
13
12
6
11
15
9
9
13
17
14
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
E
10
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
High Tide
11:36PM1.74m
12:10PM1.67m
00:26AM1.72m
1:05PM1.67m
Low Tide
6:01AM0.22m
6:20PM0.34m
6:51AM0.22m
7:16PM0.36m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
8
8
7
7
7
10
11
9
8
7
7
6
7
10
11
9
8
Feels °C
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
6
5
4
4
3
4
8
8
6
5
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