Hot Water Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(The Coromandel, New Zealand)

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Hot Water Beach Surf Guide

Hot water Beach in Coromandel is a reasonably exposed beach and point break that has quite reliable surf. Spring and Summer provide the best conditions. Works best in offshore winds from the west. Clean groundswells prevail and the optimum swell angle is from the northeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Beware of rocks and sharks.

Hot Water Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and point	3	fairly consistent	18.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Hot Water Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Hot Water Beach occur when a Northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

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16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Hot Water Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

julyBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Hot Water Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 12% of the time in July while 21% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 67% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

12%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

21%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

67%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Hot Water Beach Location Map

Interactive Hot Water Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Hot Water Beach is Auckland International Airport (AKL) in New Zealand, 92 km (57 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Hot Water Beach is Tauranga Airport (TRG), also in New Zealand, 94 km (58 miles) away.

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Hot Water Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Friday, 8 May 2026, 17:05 Local Time

m, °C	Friday 08			Sat
ft, °F	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM
Wave (m)	NE	NE	NE	ENE
Period (s)	9	9	7	10
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross- off

What does Hot Water Beach look like?

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Credit: Max

Tides at Hot Water Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Hot Water Beach, 0 km from Hot Water Beach.

Next High Water: 11:39pm | 1.6m

Next Low Water: 05:23pm | 0.38m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Hot Water Beach Sea Temperature

The Hot Water Beach water temperature is reasonably warm (18.6 °C) and the air temperature will similar (windchill forecast 19.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 18.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Hot Water Beach

Surf stats for Hot Water Beach, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

Average Swell

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Wind History at Hot Water Beach

Wind stats for Hot Water Beach, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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Hot Water Beach Reviews:

Interactive Porthcawl Point location map. View nearby buoy information, live wind conditions and surrounding roads, paths and locations to help find new breaks. Click the buoys or wind icon to view more information.

Ratings

Based on 5 votes.

Overall:3.0
Quality on a good day:3.3
Consistency of Surf:3.0
Difficulty Level:3.7
Wind and Kite Surfing:3.0
Crowds:4.0
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

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