Hot Water Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.88° S 175.82° E

Hot Water Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hot Water Beach sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.6° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 2PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (18 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sat night).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
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1
1
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
N
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
7
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
459
285
288
230
182
147
113
101
84
84
57
31
28
14
16
17
13
9
8
8
8
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:44AM1.63m
11:58PM1.56m
12:32PM1.57m
00:47AM1.49m
1:25PM1.52m
Low Tide
5:55PM0.43m
6:14AM0.38m
6:43PM0.50m
7:03AM0.43m
7:36PM0.55m
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
6:10
 mm
4
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
14
12
11
11
11
13
17
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
12
11
Feels °C
13
13
15
14
10
8
8
8
9
12
10
9
9
8
9
9
9
9
7
6
6
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