Hot Water Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.88° S 175.82° E

Hot Water Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 10AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.4
E
18
0.5
E
17
0.5
E
17
0.6
E
17
0.6
E
16
0.6
E
16
0.6
E
16
0.6
E
16
0.6
E
15
0.6
E
15
0.5
E
15
0.5
E
15
0.5
E
15
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
14
30
36
37
35
33
98
148
140
195
188
186
181
174
161
159
112
112
109
70
69
68
67
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:43AM1.87m
8:17PM2.03m
8:38AM1.87m
9:10PM2.02m
9:32AM1.84m
10:00PM1.99m
Low Tide
1:42AM0.12m
2:00PM-0.02m
2:38AM0.08m
2:54PM-0.01m
3:31AM0.07m
3:46PM0.04m
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clear
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:24
7:24
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5:19
5:19
5:20
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
12
14
16
13
12
13
11
10
12
14
13
11
10
10
9
10
11
13
14
11
11
11
Feels °C
10
9
11
12
14
10
10
12
9
8
11
11
9
8
8
8
7
8
9
9
10
7
8
8
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