Hot Water Beach Surf Break

Hot Water Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.88° S 175.82° E

Issued: 5 am 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hot Water Beach sea temperature is
16.7° 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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 11AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (16 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (16 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
N
4
0.1
E
13
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.6
NNE
12
0.6
NNE
12
0.7
NE
11
0.7
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.9
NE
12
0.9
NE
11
0.9
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
6
6
4
4
4
5
12
7
10
26
29
58
90
90
123
112
76
76
195
213
205
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
15
W
10
WNW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:02AM1.89m
7:40PM2.02m
7:58AM1.90m
8:35PM2.04m
8:54AM1.89m
9:29PM2.03m
Low Tide
1:00AM0.15m
1:22PM-0.03m
1:58AM0.11m
2:17PM-0.05m
2:54AM0.09m
3:12PM-0.03m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:06
5:06
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
13
12
11
10
10
10
12
14
14
12
12
11
11
13
13
13
14
12
11
11
Feels °C
12
12
13
11
11
10
8
7
7
7
9
10
11
10
11
10
9
11
11
12
13
10
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.6
NNE
12
0.6
NNE
12
0.7
NE
11
0.7
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.9
NE
12
0.9
NE
11
0.9
NE
11
Energy kJ
4
4
4
6
6
3
1
1
1
12
7
10
26
29
58
90
90
123
112
76
76
195
213
205
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
11
0.2
N
4
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.5
NE
12
0.5
NE
12
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
1
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
68
72
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
4
2
2
4
4
3
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
W
4
0.3
SW
2
Energy kJ
1
2
16
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
1
1
3
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
206
186
186
266
255
224
186
186
206
174
126
126
116
90
0
0
23
20
13
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
5
5
7
4
4
4
5
6
9
7
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
4
4
4
5
6
9
7
6
6
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