Haast Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.86° S 169.01° E

Haast Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 06 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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 9AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (06 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
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)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.4
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.5
NW
10
2
NW
10
2.5
NNW
10
2.5
NNW
10
2.5
NNW
10
2.2
NNW
10
2
NNW
9
1.8
NNW
9
1.7
NNW
9
1.6
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
33
29
29
28
30
84
145
460
800
1269
1300
1149
885
645
488
417
333
280
280
264
223
182
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
15
ENE
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:51AM1.91m
4:23PM1.82m
4:57AM1.84m
5:33PM1.77m
6:13AM1.81m
6:53PM1.79m
Low Tide
10:10AM0.48m
10:39PM0.54m
11:14AM0.55m
11:53PM0.57m
12:31PM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:50
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:49
5:50
 mm
7
4
1
2
10
13
Temp °C
3
3
4
8
8
6
5
5
6
6
6
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
12
11
8
7
Feels °C
-1
-1
0
5
4
2
1
0
1
1
2
4
5
6
6
7
7
7
8
10
8
5
3
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