Haast Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.86° S 169.01° E

Haast Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Haast Beach sea temperature is
13.0° C
0.7° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 10PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)--
Afternoon (24 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Evening (24 Jul)8ft (2.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
!
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
17
2.1
W
16
2.4
W
16
2.5
W
16
3
W
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
3.5
W
15
3
W
15
3
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.3
W
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.8
W
13
2
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
618
2234
2864
3834
4066
2801
2460
5083
4145
3484
2765
2137
1111
913
651
547
608
1060
1305
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SE
10
SE
Wind State
off
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
High Tide
7:31PM1.71m
8:02AM1.75m
8:32PM1.77m
8:57AM1.82m
Low Tide
1:14PM0.81m
1:50AM0.79m
2:18PM0.79m
2:47AM0.76m
3:14PM0.74m
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:04
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
6
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
8
7
7
7
7
6
8
9
7
5
3
2
2
2
7
8
6
4
Feels °C
5
7
5
5
5
4
2
4
5
3
1
-2
-3
-3
-3
4
5
3
0
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