Hot Water Beach Surf Break

Hot Water Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.88° S 175.82° E

Issued: 5 am 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hot Water Beach sea temperature is
16.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 11AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (25 Jun)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (25 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
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0
!
!
2
0
1
0
0
!
1
0
0
1
1
2
!
0
!
!
!
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.7
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
571
475
371
341
297
309
273
249
202
206
455
332
282
234
249
277
284
345
432
377
432
424
377
384
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
N
5
NE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
S
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
S
15
SW
15
S
20
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:46AM1.61m
3:26PM1.57m
3:37AM1.57m
4:17PM1.57m
4:26AM1.55m
5:05PM1.59m
Low Tide
9:06AM0.33m
9:29PM0.48m
9:54AM0.35m
10:21PM0.50m
10:42AM0.36m
11:11PM0.50m
part cloud
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
5:08
 mm
1
1
2
2
7
16
20
9
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
15
13
13
10
10
10
10
10
11
9
9
10
10
10
12
15
16
13
12
12
Feels °C
12
12
15
14
13
11
10
6
7
5
5
5
6
3
4
6
7
7
9
11
13
10
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.7
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
Energy kJ
571
475
371
341
297
309
273
249
202
206
455
332
282
234
249
277
284
345
432
377
432
424
377
384
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNW
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.8
NNW
8
0.5
NNW
8
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
5
0.1
N
7
0.2
N
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.1
W
6
0.2
WNW
6
Energy kJ
250
4
3
80
35
2
1
1
6
7
1
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
NW
6
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
8
0.1
NW
8
Energy kJ
4
3
1
5
7
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NNW
8
1.8
NNW
8
0.4
SW
2
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.4
W
3
1
SE
6
0.3
SW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.8
S
4
0.3
SW
3
Energy kJ
322
356
1
4
8
3
79
1
8
8
8
5
22
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
145
113
8
13
8
8
0
8
0
26
13
13
13
57
13
13
8
0
13
20
8
13
13
13
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
8
5
7
7
5
6
6
6
5
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