Hot Water Beach surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 15 May 2026 NZST
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Hot Water Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hot Water Beach sea temperature is
18.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hot Water Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 8AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (15 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (15 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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)
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
8
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
E
6
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.9
E
11
1
E
11
0.6
ENE
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.3
E
8
1.3
ESE
6
0.7
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.8
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
109
48
45
41
52
54
100
104
156
161
195
235
91
227
233
269
203
130
104
57
39
51
38
128
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
S
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:42AM1.76m
5:20PM1.76m
5:35AM1.82m
6:13PM1.87m
6:29AM1.88m
7:06PM1.95m
Low Tide
11:04AM0.15m
11:29PM0.26m
11:57AM0.07m
00:25AM0.19m
12:49PM-0.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:16
5:15
5:15
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
14
13
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
14
15
15
14
14
9
9
10
10
12
11
13
11
11
11
10
11
11
12
11
8
8
7
7
10
12
12
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
8
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
10
0.6
E
6
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.9
E
11
1
E
11
0.6
ENE
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.7
ENE
10
1.3
E
8
1.1
E
7
0.8
E
6
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.8
ENE
10
Energy kJ
109
32
31
41
52
22
100
104
156
161
195
235
91
227
233
115
203
130
40
57
39
51
38
128
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.5
ENE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.4
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
3
36
24
3
3
54
2
4
4
4
4
37
104
17
11
39
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
Energy kJ
12
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
SE
3
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
E
6
1
E
8
1.1
E
11
1.3
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
5
0.6
SE
3
Energy kJ
53
48
45
31
22
6
13
40
113
269
117
69
38
28
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
4
1
1
3
1
Distance (km)
13
13
13
99
13
13
13
20
13
13
13
13
13
20
20
80
37
37
13
113
99
89
113
59
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
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