Hot Water Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.88° S 175.82° E

Hot Water Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hot Water Beach sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.1° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 8PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)--
Afternoon (02 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (02 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
0
0
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
5
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
19
19
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:31PM1.77m
9:51AM1.65m
10:10PM1.77m
10:34AM1.66m
Low Tide
3:52AM0.26m
4:02PM0.26m
4:33AM0.24m
4:45PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
Temp °C
11
9
8
8
8
10
12
14
15
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
9
7
Feels °C
8
6
5
5
6
8
9
9
10
6
7
6
7
6
7
6
7
3
1
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