Haast Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.86° S 169.01° E

Issued: 5 am 05 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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 10AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (05 Jul)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (05 Jul)10ft (3.0m)13s

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 Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon morning).

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.6
WSW
14
3
W
14
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
687
904
742
603
874
2834
3387
3347
4056
3302
2795
2246
1658
1385
1103
811
557
459
378
273
201
195
145
131
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
WNW
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:05AM2.02m
2:31PM1.93m
2:46AM1.97m
3:14PM1.88m
3:33AM1.92m
4:03PM1.83m
Low Tide
8:22AM0.44m
8:38PM0.47m
9:05AM0.44m
9:23PM0.49m
9:53AM0.46m
10:14PM0.52m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:18
8:18
8:17
8:17
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:20
5:20
 mm
4
4
4
3
5
1
Temp °C
10
9
8
8
7
7
6
6
7
7
6
8
8
6
5
4
4
4
4
8
9
7
6
6
Feels °C
7
7
6
4
2
2
1
0
1
-1
-2
0
0
-2
-4
-4
-3
-3
-2
3
5
3
2
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
3
W
14
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
12
Energy kJ
687
904
742
603
541
2834
3387
3347
4056
3302
2795
2246
1658
1385
1103
811
557
459
378
273
201
195
145
131
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
N
10
1.6
N
10
1.6
N
9
1.5
N
9
1.6
WSW
14
1.1
N
9
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
12
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
Energy kJ
682
455
425
365
874
189
119
86
65
46
30
18
10
4
4
1
2
5
30
40
35
33
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
16
1
W
16
1
W
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.3
N
9
0.4
WNW
12
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
20
Energy kJ
643
516
459
543
270
49
5
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
3
0.7
SSE
3
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
Energy kJ
3
12
15
19
9
5
6
12
12
5
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
4
4
5
7
5
9
9
9
8
6
5
4
3
3
2
2
4
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
188
36
0
0
0
0
36
237
36
36
36
36
36
36
116
116
0
0
0
36
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
5
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
5
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
7
7
5
5
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