Haast Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.86° S 169.01° E

Haast Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Haast Beach sea temperature is
13.3° C
1.2° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 21s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 4AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)21s
Evening (02 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 2°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
2
1
0
0
1
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.4
WSW
21
0.8
WSW
19
1
WSW
19
1.1
WSW
19
1.2
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
17
2.2
W
8
2.2
W
8
2.5
W
8
2.3
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
205
103
93
67
85
87
170
419
708
821
917
768
681
550
612
845
798
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NE
0
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:02AM2.16m
1:24PM2.08m
1:37AM2.13m
2:00PM2.03m
Low Tide
6:55PM0.34m
7:15AM0.31m
7:30PM0.33m
7:52AM0.31m
8:07PM0.35m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
5
4
3
4
5
7
8
8
8
8
9
10
10
11
11
9
7
Feels °C
2
0
-1
0
2
5
6
7
6
6
7
6
6
6
6
3
3
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