Hot Water Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.88° S 175.82° E

Hot Water Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hot Water Beach sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.3° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 9PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)--
Afternoon (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
!
!
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1
1
1
1
1
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)
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.2
E
13
0.8
N
5
1
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.9
N
7
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
14
33
59
98
199
348
245
232
206
137
113
110
85
85
60
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
N
20
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:05PM1.69m
2:23AM1.69m
3:08PM1.72m
3:28AM1.70m
4:12PM1.77m
Low Tide
8:16PM0.37m
8:46AM0.21m
9:21PM0.36m
9:49AM0.19m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
2
6
5
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
13
13
14
13
12
11
10
11
14
15
13
11
Feels °C
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
9
8
11
12
11
9
8
10
13
12
10
9
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