Hot Water Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.88° S 175.82° E

Hot Water Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hot Water Beach sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.5° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 8AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (21 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (21 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
W
25
W
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
20
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:41AM1.44m
2:21PM1.50m
2:38AM1.42m
3:17PM1.51m
3:35AM1.44m
4:09PM1.54m
Low Tide
7:56AM0.47m
8:32PM0.56m
8:51AM0.48m
9:28PM0.54m
9:45AM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
6:13
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
12
16
15
12
11
11
12
11
14
18
17
12
10
10
10
11
13
15
15
11
9
Feels °C
6
6
9
12
10
7
6
6
8
8
11
15
14
6
3
4
4
6
8
9
8
4
4
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