Hot Water Beach Surf Break

Hot Water Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.88° S 175.82° E

Issued: 11 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hot Water Beach sea temperature is
16.5° 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 (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 6AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (21 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (21 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
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)
1
1
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)
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.5
E
4
1.3
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
7
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
55
55
53
38
30
29
18
18
18
17
13
6
6
6
6
6
9
120
206
193
137
115
75
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSE
15
SE
5
SE
10
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:17PM1.93m
11:44AM1.72m
00:10AM1.85m
12:41PM1.66m
1:03AM1.76m
1:37PM1.61m
Low Tide
5:39AM0.14m
5:54PM0.18m
6:32AM0.19m
6:47PM0.28m
7:25AM0.24m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
12
13
14
14
14
15
16
15
14
13
14
14
13
15
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
Feels °C
10
11
12
12
11
13
14
14
13
12
13
12
11
13
11
12
11
10
9
9
9
10
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
1
E
6
Energy kJ
75
55
55
53
38
30
29
18
8
18
17
13
6
6
6
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
75
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
4
4
1
1
18
4
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
5
5
5
4
4
1
4
4
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.5
NW
5
0.5
E
4
1.3
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
7
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
0.8
NNE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
3
7
11
14
10
9
120
206
193
137
115
31
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
30
8
126
30
59
13
162
190
186
136
113
120
113
113
113
113
113
113
113
118
118
113
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
5
5
6
7
6
5
5
5
7
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
8
5
8
7
6
6
6
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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