Hot Water Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.88° S 175.82° E

Hot Water Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hot Water Beach sea temperature is
15.2° 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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 1AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.4
SE
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
7
2.2
SE
6
1.8
SE
6
1.1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
315
311
258
212
180
144
144
115
115
111
94
152
237
227
180
398
282
159
64
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
15
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:46PM1.98m
9:10AM1.84m
9:33PM1.94m
9:59AM1.81m
Low Tide
3:06AM0.06m
3:22PM0.09m
3:53AM0.08m
4:10PM0.15m
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:43
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
13
12
13
12
13
13
12
11
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
8
Feels °C
15
13
11
10
11
10
11
12
10
5
2
1
1
1
2
3
5
6
4
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