Hot Water Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.88° S 175.82° E

Hot Water Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hot Water Beach sea temperature is
15.6° 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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 2AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.9
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
60
41
25
14
13
16
30
29
16
25
29
29
8
7
7
7
50
30
22
15
7
25
22
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
E
0
SE
0
SW
0
SSW
0
E
5
NE
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:29PM1.79m
4:46AM1.78m
5:29PM1.87m
5:47AM1.82m
6:27PM1.94m
6:46AM1.85m
Low Tide
10:41PM0.30m
11:08AM0.10m
11:44PM0.24m
12:07PM0.04m
00:44AM0.17m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:16
5:17
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
10
10
11
14
15
13
13
13
12
11
13
16
16
14
13
12
11
11
12
15
Feels °C
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
11
11
9
10
10
8
8
11
13
14
13
12
11
9
9
11
14
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