Haast Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.86° S 169.01° E

Issued: 5 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Haast Beach sea temperature is
13.7° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (20 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 9PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)--
Afternoon (20 Jun)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (20 Jun)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WNW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
2
NW
9
2
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1
NW
9
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2420
1983
1695
1441
1199
772
636
693
632
666
572
263
203
156
304
299
317
317
253
253
253
201
198
195
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
W
5
WSW
0
S
5
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
N
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
High Tide
3:26PM2.02m
3:48AM2.04m
4:20PM1.91m
4:46AM1.94m
5:16PM1.83m
5:46AM1.86m
Low Tide
9:33PM0.45m
10:08AM0.46m
10:29PM0.55m
11:04AM0.56m
11:28PM0.64m
mod rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<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>
5:12
5:12
5:12
5:13
 mm
9
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
11
11
10
11
11
10
9
8
8
7
8
10
11
10
10
10
9
8
8
11
Feels °C
10
11
11
12
10
8
7
8
7
6
6
6
6
4
5
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WNW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
2
NW
9
2
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1
NW
9
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
Energy kJ
2420
1983
1695
1441
1199
772
636
693
632
666
572
263
203
156
304
299
317
317
253
253
253
201
198
195
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
17
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
1.4
NNW
9
1.1
NNW
9
0.7
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
1.2
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
1
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
Energy kJ
30
30
59
111
93
294
206
94
52
54
53
156
108
80
152
112
109
104
69
66
54
41
39
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
WSW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.6
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
12
Energy kJ
14
28
64
90
119
61
57
79
78
103
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
3
Energy kJ
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
222
211
211
0
0
36
36
36
211
211
0
0
0
0
0
0
36
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
7
7
6
6
8
6
5
5
5
5
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