Hot Water Beach Surf Break

Hot Water Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.88° S 175.82° E

Issued: 5 pm 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hot Water Beach sea temperature is
17.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (12 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 11PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)--
Afternoon (12 Jun)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (12 Jun)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.1
NE
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
12
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
4
3
5
7
7
7
7
6
3
6
6
6
6
5
5
3
3
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
N
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
WSW
5
NNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:55PM1.69m
4:10AM1.76m
4:52PM1.79m
5:08AM1.81m
5:49PM1.88m
6:05AM1.86m
Low Tide
10:02PM0.33m
10:32AM0.13m
11:02PM0.27m
11:29AM0.06m
00:02AM0.21m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:06
5:06
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
15
15
14
13
13
12
12
13
15
Feels °C
10
10
10
11
10
11
11
12
12
12
10
10
10
10
12
15
15
14
12
12
11
10
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
N
13
0.4
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
3
3
3
6
6
7
7
3
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
5
5
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
7
7
7
7
6
3
6
6
6
6
5
5
3
3
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
13
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
16
Energy kJ
4
4
3
3
7
7
2
6
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
233
186
136
113
113
113
113
113
120
113
113
113
113
113
113
206
255
206
206
206
255
233
255
255
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
9
9
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
8
9
6
4
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
9
9
8
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Hot Water Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest