Haast Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.86° S 169.01° E

Haast Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Haast Beach sea temperature is
13.0°C
1.0° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 10AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (06 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (06 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
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
Rating
(10 max)
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5
5
5
4
4
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
16
3
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
W
12
0.7
W
9
0.5
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6466
5624
4347
3431
2868
2139
1705
1294
1002
767
711
572
468
384
350
329
254
236
228
228
171
83
70
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:09AM1.75m
6:47PM1.77m
7:27AM1.80m
8:02PM1.88m
8:36AM1.90m
Low Tide
12:25PM0.63m
1:11AM0.54m
1:46PM0.55m
2:22AM0.42m
2:51PM0.42m
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:23
 mm
5
7
1
Temp °C
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
12
11
9
Feels °C
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
3
3
3
4
8
8
9
8
7
7
7
8
9
10
9
7
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