Hot Water Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.88° S 175.82° E

Hot Water Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hot Water Beach sea temperature is
15.4° 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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 9AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (19 Jul)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (19 Jul)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
1.1
E
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
40
33
32
31
31
34
29
30
26
26
26
25
82
147
112
102
64
39
27
19
13
13
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
NE
10
ENE
15
E
15
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
W
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
10:25AM1.80m
10:50PM1.92m
11:18AM1.74m
11:39PM1.82m
12:10PM1.68m
Low Tide
4:22AM0.08m
4:36PM0.11m
5:11AM0.12m
5:27PM0.20m
6:00AM0.18m
6:17PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:22
 mm
1
7
25
6
2
Temp °C
9
10
11
14
15
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
12
10
10
12
11
10
10
12
13
10
9
Feels °C
6
7
8
10
12
9
10
9
8
10
12
11
9
7
6
8
8
6
7
9
11
8
6
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