Hot Water Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.88° S 175.82° E

Hot Water Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hot Water Beach sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.7° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 11AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
ESE
6
0.6
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.3
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
146
109
81
60
41
41
26
15
17
17
3
21
66
18
15
24
55
24
56
56
23
34
33
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
10:47AM1.76m
11:04PM1.78m
11:34AM1.69m
11:50PM1.68m
12:23PM1.63m
Low Tide
4:38AM0.13m
4:56PM0.24m
5:23AM0.20m
5:43PM0.33m
6:08AM0.28m
6:30PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
6
5
7
12
13
12
9
8
7
6
8
11
12
10
10
9
9
9
10
13
14
13
11
Feels °C
1
0
3
8
9
7
4
3
0
1
2
4
7
6
6
6
5
5
7
11
12
11
8
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