Hot Water Beach Surf Break

Hot Water Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.88° S 175.82° E

Issued: 11 pm 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hot Water Beach sea temperature is
16.3° 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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 8AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (23 Jun)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (23 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 87mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Wed morning, light winds from the ENE by Thu morning).

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
!
!
0
!
!
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0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
4
1.2
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.6
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.9
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.4
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.3
NE
8
2.5
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
102
182
167
141
128
184
206
149
222
305
466
664
931
848
824
702
920
861
493
423
355
307
277
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
40
NE
40
NE
30
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
10
ENE
10
SSE
15
SSW
25
SSE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:03AM1.76m
1:37PM1.61m
1:55AM1.68m
2:33PM1.58m
2:46AM1.61m
3:26PM1.57m
Low Tide
6:47PM0.28m
7:25AM0.24m
7:41PM0.37m
8:16AM0.29m
8:35PM0.44m
9:06AM0.33m
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
14
28
11
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
8
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
12
Feels °C
11
10
10
10
11
12
13
12
11
11
10
8
7
11
10
11
11
10
11
12
14
15
13
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
ENE
7
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
NE
8
2
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
Energy kJ
6
4
4
4
4
128
115
131
3
3
3
700
611
517
493
423
355
307
277
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
1.1
N
7
1.2
NNW
8
1.1
NNW
8
0.1
E
13
1
NE
8
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
131
168
149
3
113
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
1
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
Energy kJ
4
4
128
75
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
4
1.2
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.6
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.9
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.4
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.3
NE
8
2.5
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
0.7
S
4
1.3
SSE
5
Energy kJ
17
102
182
167
141
184
206
149
222
305
466
664
931
848
824
702
920
861
14
68
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
113
113
103
99
113
113
113
113
113
118
275
275
276
277
277
186
186
145
113
113
78
13
13
23
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
9
8
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
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