Hot Water Beach Surf Break

Hot Water Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.88° S 175.82° E

Issued: 11 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hot Water Beach sea temperature is
16.1° 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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Hot Water Beach at 6PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (03 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (03 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the N by Sun night).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
!
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
13
1.3
E
13
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
ENE
12
1.3
E
12
1.2
E
12
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
2.2
NNW
7
1
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
332
388
396
556
547
522
530
522
584
579
480
383
300
289
235
227
223
174
167
164
167
133
436
100
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SE
5
E
0
NE
0
NW
0
N
0
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
20
NW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
N
30
N
40
N
30
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
off
High Tide
8:52AM1.59m
9:22PM1.72m
9:34AM1.57m
10:01PM1.72m
10:16AM1.56m
10:40PM1.71m
Low Tide
3:07PM0.27m
3:40AM0.37m
3:47PM0.29m
4:21AM0.35m
4:28PM0.31m
5:03AM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:12
5:13
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
7
3
Temp °C
10
12
13
11
11
12
11
11
12
14
14
13
13
13
13
11
12
15
15
13
13
14
14
11
Feels °C
9
10
12
11
11
12
10
9
10
10
10
9
9
8
10
9
11
13
12
10
8
8
7
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
13
1.3
E
13
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
ENE
12
1.3
E
12
1.2
E
12
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.5
N
7
1
N
7
Energy kJ
332
388
396
556
547
522
530
522
584
579
480
383
300
289
235
227
223
174
167
164
167
133
193
92
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.1
NE
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
57
51
38
38
16
10
4
102
100
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
2
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
1.3
N
6
1.2
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.7
N
6
1.1
N
5
1.6
N
6
2.2
NNW
7
0.4
WSW
3
Energy kJ
8
16
37
64
106
101
24
31
70
175
436
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
4
1
4
1
Distance (km)
13
20
20
0
0
0
0
8
36
145
199
275
255
155
13
0
0
0
8
0
118
165
186
163
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
3
3
4
2
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
5
8
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
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