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Hot water Beach
Surf spot · New Zealand
Is it worth the trip?
48Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: 4 ft swell at 6 s
Mon 2 · 13 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 14kJ
- Wind
- N 11 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Tue 3 · 36 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 62kJ
- Wind
- NNE 9 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Wed 4 · 45 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 83kJ
- Wind
- NE 9 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Thu 5 · 41 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 126kJ
- Wind
- NNE 6 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Fri 6 · 52 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 81kJ
- Wind
- N 10 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Sat 7 · 67 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 92kJ
- Wind
- WNW 5 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Sun 8 · 49 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 50kJ
- Wind
- WNW 10 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 110, too small
- Mon 213, too small
- Tue 336, poor
- Wed 445, fair
- Thu 541, poor
- Fri 652, fair
- Sat 767, good
- Sun 849, fair
- Mon 918, too small
- Tue 1029, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces Etakes swell from the E
- Offshore: Wwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 17 °C3/2 wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 10, too small | 1 ft3 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 3kJ | wind from the north, 12 knots | 17°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 13, too small | 2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 14kJ | wind from the north, 11 knots | 17°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 36, poor | 3 ft5 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 62kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots | 18°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 45, fair | 4 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 83kJ | wind from the north-east, 9 knots | 18°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 41, poor | 5 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 126kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots | 18°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 52, fair | 4 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 81kJ | wind from the north, 10 knots | 19°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 67, good | 4 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 92kJ | offshorewind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore | 18°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 49, fair | 3 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 50kJ | offshorewind from the west-north-west, 10 knots, offshore | 20°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 18, too small | 2 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 40kJ | wind from the north, 6 knots | 18°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 29, too small | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 37kJ | wind from the north-west, 8 knots | 19°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 30, too small | 2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 21kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots | 15°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovLow 05:59 −1.0 mHigh 12:20 +0.9 mLow 18:35 −0.8 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 00:41 +0.8 mLow 06:55 −0.9 mHigh 13:18 +0.9 mLow 19:35 −0.8 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 01:43 +0.7 mLow 07:56 −0.8 mHigh 14:19 +0.8 mLow 20:38 −0.8 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot, its town, photos
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Photos of Hot water Beach
More surf near here
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- Sailors Grave 13.1 km away
- pauanui 15.1 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Hot water Beach
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces E (86°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (266°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 40). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 15°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 22°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Hahei, 4.2 km away (about 10 min by car).
Water about 17°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,740–US$3,300 each
about US$1,740–US$3,300 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to AKL, estimated from distance and season, changing at DFW, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$831–US$1,720 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$134–US$228 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$342–US$563 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$301–US$563 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$134–US$221 |
| Total | about US$1,740–US$3,300 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 3 towns
7 min by car · 9 places to stay
about US$127/nightcountry average
About Hahei its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Tairua on Booking.com
24 min by car · 16 places to stay
- Beds in Pauanui on Booking.com
33 min by car · 3 places to stay
About US$127 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 26h 40m
About 26h 40m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → AKL, changing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), then 1h 55m by road
Flights MDW → AKL on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.