Hot Water Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.88° S 175.82° E

Hot Water Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hot Water Beach sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.0° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 6PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (31 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (31 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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)
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.9
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
6
1.1
SE
5
0.7
ESE
6
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
63
61
60
60
37
37
36
30
52
46
25
33
56
47
62
31
21
20
19
19
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
5
W
10
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
7:46AM1.60m
8:14PM1.74m
8:28AM1.62m
8:53PM1.76m
9:09AM1.64m
Low Tide
1:59PM0.26m
2:31AM0.33m
2:40PM0.25m
3:12AM0.29m
3:21PM0.25m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
12
14
13
12
10
9
9
9
10
13
12
11
10
8
7
6
7
10
11
9
8
Feels °C
8
10
8
8
7
6
6
6
7
9
7
6
3
1
2
2
3
7
8
6
5
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