Haast Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.86° S 169.01° E

Haast Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Haast Beach sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.7° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 1PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (06 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
2
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
1.4
NW
10
1.3
NW
9
1.4
NW
8
1.6
NNW
8
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
1.6
NW
9
1.7
NW
9
1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
387
392
353
339
279
348
327
281
277
296
288
284
418
461
475
532
678
763
911
1031
1002
1708
1708
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
SSE
5
E
10
N
5
N
5
N
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:18AM1.81m
8:49PM1.91m
9:21AM1.89m
9:46PM2.01m
10:13AM1.98m
Low Tide
2:03AM0.51m
2:34PM0.54m
3:07AM0.41m
3:34PM0.42m
4:01AM0.30m
4:23PM0.31m
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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2
1
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Temp °C
8
9
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
13
15
17
16
16
14
Feels °C
5
6
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
5
5
7
9
11
11
10
11
11
14
14
14
15
13
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