Hot Water Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.88° S 175.82° E

Hot Water Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 13 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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 3AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (14 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (14 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
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
3 PM
6 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
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.2
E
9
0.8
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.4
E
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
23
29
25
30
7
34
28
20
14
13
11
25
22
21
21
20
19
9
14
30
36
37
62
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:47AM1.82m
6:27PM1.94m
6:46AM1.85m
7:23PM2.00m
7:43AM1.87m
Low Tide
11:44PM0.24m
12:07PM0.04m
00:44AM0.17m
1:05PM0.00m
1:42AM0.12m
2:00PM-0.02m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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>
5:16
5:17
5:19
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
16
16
14
14
13
12
12
12
15
16
14
13
12
12
12
12
15
16
13
Feels °C
10
9
10
10
10
13
14
13
13
12
11
11
11
14
15
13
12
10
10
11
11
13
14
11
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