Hot Water Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.88° S 175.82° E

Hot Water Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hot Water Beach sea temperature is
15.1°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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 2PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Afternoon (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
16
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
21
22
24
21
18
18
18
29
48
30
49
46
44
44
45
45
44
43
42
42
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
ESE
5
SE
5
NNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:59PM1.81m
5:23AM1.72m
5:54PM1.87m
6:19AM1.77m
6:45PM1.90m
Low Tide
10:38AM0.20m
11:17PM0.25m
11:37AM0.16m
00:14AM0.18m
12:32PM0.13m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:02
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
13
12
10
10
10
9
13
14
14
13
12
10
10
8
10
13
14
12
12
Feels °C
12
12
12
11
8
8
7
6
10
10
10
10
10
5
7
5
6
10
9
6
7
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