Haast Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.86° S 169.01° E

Issued: 11 am 06 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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 5PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (06 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Evening (06 Jul)5ft (1.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon night, light winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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)
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
15
2.3
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
17
0.7
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2945
2216
1658
1367
962
697
557
384
312
269
201
195
147
142
123
210
249
225
243
727
1376
1151
911
732
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SSE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:14PM1.88m
3:33AM1.92m
4:03PM1.83m
4:26AM1.88m
5:00PM1.80m
5:28AM1.86m
Low Tide
9:05AM0.44m
9:23PM0.49m
9:53AM0.46m
10:14PM0.52m
10:46AM0.47m
11:13PM0.54m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:18
8:17
8:17
8:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:20
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
6
8
8
6
6
6
6
7
7
9
10
8
7
7
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
Feels °C
-1
1
0
-2
-2
-2
-2
0
1
5
6
4
3
4
2
3
2
3
2
0
0
-1
0
-1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
15
2.3
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1
W
10
1
W
10
1.6
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Energy kJ
2945
2216
1658
1367
962
697
557
384
312
269
201
195
147
142
123
210
249
225
225
727
1376
1151
911
732
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
WSW
19
0.3
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
17
0.7
WSW
17
0.6
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
22
0.3
WSW
21
0.3
WSW
21
Energy kJ
30
18
10
4
4
1
9
3
3
8
7
6
6
6
37
65
121
202
243
173
47
90
86
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
20
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
5
9
8
6
29
30
5
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.5
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
Energy kJ
7
5
8
9
7
6
8
9
6
2
4
12
19
22
16
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
5
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
2
3
5
4
3
Distance (km)
36
36
36
36
242
116
116
36
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
36
116
116
36
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
7
6
8
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
5
7
9
9
9
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