Haast Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.86° S 169.01° E

Haast Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Haast Beach sea temperature is
13.1° C
1.1° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 2AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)8ft (2.4m)15s
Afternoon (15 Aug)8ft (2.4m)16s
Evening (15 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat morning, min 2°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3127
3072
2868
2759
2576
2491
2746
1537
2883
2493
2427
2001
1825
1898
1680
1330
1137
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SW
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:27AM2.31m
12:51PM2.19m
1:08AM2.24m
1:30PM2.11m
Low Tide
6:17PM0.07m
6:41AM0.04m
6:58PM0.11m
7:22AM0.12m
7:38PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
 mm
Temp °C
8
7
6
6
7
10
10
8
7
6
5
4
5
8
10
7
4
Feels °C
5
4
3
3
4
8
8
3
1
0
-2
-3
-2
2
4
2
-1
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