Hot Water Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.88° S 175.82° E

Hot Water Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hot Water Beach sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.4° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 4AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (25 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (25 Sep)1ft (0.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
5
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
14
0.3
E
15
0.2
E
14
0.3
E
12
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
5
4
5
14
14
14
16
38
16
27
55
55
55
30
29
29
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:18AM1.54m
5:42PM1.67m
6:05AM1.62m
6:24PM1.74m
Low Tide
11:13PM0.41m
11:27AM0.36m
11:59PM0.33m
12:14PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
8
9
12
14
15
14
11
11
10
10
13
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
5
5
5
6
8
10
10
10
7
8
7
7
10
10
10
9
10
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