Hot Water Beach Surf Break

Hot Water Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.88° S 175.82° E

Issued: 5 am 26 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 (26 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 12PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 26). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (26 Jun)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (26 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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
1
2
2
!
!
!
!
!
!
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
2
ESE
8
1.8
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
2
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
311
306
449
483
326
241
287
318
327
402
498
566
530
510
494
426
424
432
443
443
443
441
392
772
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:37AM1.57m
4:17PM1.57m
4:26AM1.55m
5:05PM1.59m
5:13AM1.55m
5:51PM1.62m
Low Tide
9:54AM0.35m
10:21PM0.50m
10:42AM0.36m
11:11PM0.50m
11:29AM0.35m
11:59PM0.48m
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:08
5:08
 mm
14
15
4
6
1
Temp °C
9
10
11
11
12
10
10
9
10
10
11
15
16
13
13
12
12
13
14
16
16
14
14
12
Feels °C
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
6
7
6
8
11
13
10
10
9
9
10
10
12
12
9
9
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
2
ESE
8
1.8
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
Energy kJ
311
306
449
483
326
241
287
318
327
402
498
566
530
510
494
426
424
432
443
443
443
441
392
452
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.3
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.2
NNW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
6
0.9
ESE
6
Energy kJ
3
1
7
2
7
3
2
53
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.1
NW
8
0.1
W
6
Energy kJ
21
22
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SE
6
2.5
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
7
0.8
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
S
5
0.4
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
159
610
363
16
8
4
19
3
9
24
32
22
772
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
4
Distance (km)
13
21
189
162
59
13
13
0
0
13
8
13
8
8
8
13
13
20
20
59
59
104
59
113
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
7
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
7
5
8
8
7
6
5
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