Hot Water Beach Surf Break

Hot Water Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.88° S 175.82° E

Issued: 5 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hot Water Beach sea temperature is
16.0° 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.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Hot Water Beach today (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 8AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (07 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (07 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
N
7
1.6
N
7
0.9
N
8
1.5
NNE
8
2
N
9
1
N
8
1
N
9
1.3
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
276
285
89
287
595
143
146
189
193
219
186
131
125
237
196
196
162
159
188
149
158
192
159
198
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
SE
25
SSE
15
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:45AM1.56m
00:04AM1.70m
12:35PM1.58m
00:52AM1.70m
1:29PM1.61m
Low Tide
5:45AM0.31m
5:54PM0.36m
6:30AM0.29m
6:43PM0.37m
7:18AM0.26m
7:37PM0.38m
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<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>
—
—
—
—
5:13
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:14
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:14
—
—
5:15
 mm
1
1
6
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
12
13
12
13
14
13
13
14
14
13
13
14
15
12
11
10
9
10
11
14
12
11
10
9
Feels °C
8
9
8
11
11
10
10
11
10
8
10
12
13
9
8
7
7
7
7
9
8
6
5
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
7
0.9
N
8
1.5
NNE
8
1
N
9
1
N
8
1
N
9
1.3
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
Energy kJ
108
131
89
287
150
143
146
189
193
219
186
125
88
237
196
196
162
159
188
149
158
192
159
198
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
1
NE
7
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.8
N
9
0.9
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
—
Energy kJ
73
73
78
73
104
70
68
101
119
73
144
131
125
74
56
44
26
25
18
12
8
11
13
—
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
0.6
E
9
—
0.4
E
12
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
N
8
0.7
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
0.6
N
8
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
NE
9
—
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
54
—
46
61
57
57
50
36
47
46
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8
3
—
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
N
7
1.6
N
7
1
NE
7
—
2
N
9
1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
—
—
—
1.3
SE
5
—
—
—
—
—
0.3
S
2
—
—
—
—
—
0.6
S
3
1
SSE
4
Energy kJ
276
285
85
—
595
107
136
—
—
—
79
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
8
42
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Rating
(10 max)
6
6
2
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
118
114
112
114
114
113
113
113
113
113
99
59
13
0
0
0
0
13
0
0
0
13
37
13
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Raglan and West Waikato
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Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
6
8
9
8
8
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5
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7
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