Hot Water Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.88° S 175.82° E

Hot Water Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hot Water Beach sea temperature is
14.9° 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 (10 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 12AM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)--
Afternoon (10 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (10 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
!
1
!
!
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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)
1.4
N
6
1.4
N
7
1.3
N
7
2.2
N
7
1.5
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
7
0.6
N
9
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
163
178
176
529
273
211
181
140
113
89
89
89
87
83
64
62
60
113
96
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
15
WNW
5
W
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:08PM1.72m
3:28AM1.70m
4:12PM1.77m
4:32AM1.73m
5:14PM1.84m
Low Tide
9:21PM0.36m
9:49AM0.19m
10:26PM0.32m
10:52AM0.14m
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
9
8
6
13
1
Temp °C
13
12
11
10
10
10
11
14
16
13
11
10
11
10
11
13
12
11
11
Feels °C
9
10
10
8
8
8
9
12
14
10
9
8
9
8
10
12
10
9
9
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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