Haast Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.86° S 169.01° E

Issued: 11 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Haast Beach sea temperature is
13.8° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Haast 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 Haast Beach today (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 4AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (02 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (02 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 84mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the NNE by Sat morning).

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
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
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
!
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
11
0.5
W
11
0.8
W
11
1.1
WNW
10
1
W
10
1.2
W
12
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.6
NW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.9
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
2.3
NW
11
2.5
NW
11
2.5
NW
11
3
NW
11
3
NW
11
3.5
NW
11
4
NNW
11
3.5
NNW
10
3.5
NNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
30
17
42
63
163
227
216
396
390
350
500
576
625
800
1327
1539
1682
2010
2460
3096
3899
2725
2330
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
40
NE
45
NNE
25
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
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
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
00:15AM2.09m
12:37PM2.05m
00:50AM2.08m
1:13PM2.02m
1:27AM2.06m
1:51PM1.98m
Low Tide
6:10PM0.51m
6:26AM0.50m
6:45PM0.48m
7:02AM0.47m
7:20PM0.47m
7:41AM0.45m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:18
8:18
8:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:17
 mm
1
1
3
8
11
26
21
7
6
Temp °C
11
11
11
10
10
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
11
Feels °C
9
10
9
8
8
9
10
9
8
8
9
8
8
8
7
7
6
5
4
5
5
7
9
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.4
WSW
11
0.5
W
11
0.8
W
11
1.1
WNW
10
1
W
10
1.2
W
12
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.6
NW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.9
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
2.3
NW
11
2.5
NW
11
2.5
NW
11
3
NW
11
3
NW
11
3.5
NW
11
4
NNW
11
3.5
NNW
10
3.5
NNW
10
Energy kJ
3
3
3
42
63
163
227
216
396
390
350
500
576
625
800
1327
1539
1682
2010
2460
3096
3899
2725
2330
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
NNW
4
0.4
NW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.4
WSW
12
0.6
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.8
N
6
0.1
SW
15
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
17
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
W
21
0.5
W
20
0.7
W
19
0.9
W
18
Energy kJ
29
30
17
3
9
12
50
19
25
47
8
15
16
7
7
7
11
25
26
76
194
358
527
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.5
W
12
0.1
SW
16
0.2
WSW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
NW
15
0.2
W
22
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.5
W
12
0.3
WSW
14
Energy kJ
29
11
13
7
7
77
11
19
7
8
37
25
24
73
40
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
6
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.8
NE
5
1
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.9
NNE
6
2.5
NNE
7
3.5
NNE
8
Energy kJ
45
4
5
30
50
124
297
607
1446
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
Distance (km)
0
0
36
0
0
211
116
0
0
0
0
0
0
116
191
188
188
188
188
188
224
224
212
191
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
7
9
9
9
8
6
7
5
5
5
4
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