Haast Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.86° S 169.01° E

Haast Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Haast Beach sea temperature is
13.9° C
1.5° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 3PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (09 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
1.2
WSW
17
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
1
WSW
17
1.1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
602
602
465
443
384
837
627
568
469
463
348
334
233
264
563
597
532
627
688
688
679
654
621
604
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
0
NNW
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
0
ENE
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:04PM1.80m
6:34AM1.88m
7:12PM1.84m
7:42AM1.93m
8:18PM1.94m
Low Tide
11:47AM0.49m
00:18AM0.53m
12:52PM0.48m
1:26AM0.48m
2:00PM0.44m
2:33AM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:15
8:15
8:15
8:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
6
8
9
5
4
3
3
3
3
8
9
7
5
5
5
4
5
8
10
7
6
6
7
8
Feels °C
1
4
5
0
-1
-2
-2
-2
-1
6
7
4
2
1
1
0
1
6
8
4
2
3
4
5
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