Haast Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.86° S 169.01° E

Issued: 11 pm 03 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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 6AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 03). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (04 Jul)13ft (4.0m)11s
Evening (04 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 97mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
0
0
0
!
3
4
0
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
11
3
NW
11
3
NW
11
3.5
NW
11
5
NNW
11
4
NNW
11
2.5
NW
11
2.3
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
2.3
WNW
10
1.8
W
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
11
2.1
W
14
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
13
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1723
1783
2305
2476
2798
5665
3651
1595
1081
709
602
957
669
889
1377
1633
2873
2843
2948
3601
2983
2412
1825
1560
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
45
NE
30
N
20
NNW
15
W
5
NNW
25
W
5
WNW
10
SW
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
ESE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
1:27AM2.06m
1:51PM1.98m
2:05AM2.02m
2:31PM1.93m
2:46AM1.97m
3:14PM1.88m
Low Tide
7:20PM0.47m
7:41AM0.45m
7:58PM0.46m
8:22AM0.44m
8:38PM0.47m
9:05AM0.44m
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<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>
5:17
5:17
5:19
 mm
2
4
7
9
20
26
10
6
2
5
2
4
Temp °C
11
11
13
13
13
14
13
11
11
10
8
8
7
9
10
7
6
6
6
6
6
8
8
6
Feels °C
6
6
8
7
5
8
10
8
10
5
6
5
5
6
7
1
0
0
-1
-1
-1
0
0
-2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
11
3
NW
11
3
NW
11
3.5
NW
11
0.5
W
20
4
NNW
11
2.5
NW
11
2.3
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
2.3
WNW
10
1.8
W
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
11
2.1
W
14
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
13
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
Energy kJ
1723
1783
2305
2476
2798
192
3651
1595
1081
709
602
957
669
889
1377
1633
2873
2843
2948
3601
2983
2412
1825
1560
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
NNW
14
0.2
NNW
14
0.3
W
21
0.3
WSW
16
0.7
W
19
2.3
N
10
2.2
N
10
1.9
N
10
1.7
N
10
1.5
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.2
W
14
1.8
WNW
11
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
8
0.2
N
7
Energy kJ
7
6
21
20
76
48
358
1004
930
668
535
375
274
229
545
800
88
65
46
31
18
10
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
23
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
14
0.9
W
18
1
W
18
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1
W
16
1.3
NW
9
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
Energy kJ
11
11
26
25
20
527
620
386
327
516
266
536
188
146
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.9
NNE
6
2.5
NNE
8
5
NNW
11
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
3
0.5
S
3
Energy kJ
89
142
136
297
717
5665
5
5
8
8
8
8
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
9
4
9
9
8
7
6
Distance (km)
188
188
188
188
191
191
224
211
0
188
0
36
0
0
0
0
36
36
237
36
36
36
36
36
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
9
4
9
9
8
7
6
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
9
4
9
9
8
7
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
5
5
5
8
7
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
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