Haast Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.86° S 169.01° E

Haast Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Haast Beach sea temperature is
13.8°C
1.6° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 5AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (10 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (10 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
15
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
1.6
N
8
1.8
N
8
2
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.8
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
8
1.1
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.4
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
485
457
463
377
372
353
275
329
448
567
343
460
360
270
284
258
212
167
130
87
99
452
803
1393
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
11:16PM2.15m
11:38AM2.10m
11:55PM2.16m
12:15PM2.12m
00:32AM2.14m
12:50PM2.10m
Low Tide
5:28AM0.17m
5:47PM0.17m
6:06AM0.16m
6:24PM0.17m
6:43AM0.18m
7:00PM0.20m
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cloud
cloud
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rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
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1
1
2
1
1
2
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Temp °C
12
12
14
17
17
17
15
14
13
13
13
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
16
17
16
15
13
Feels °C
10
10
12
16
13
14
12
11
10
11
11
14
12
14
14
12
12
12
12
16
15
15
14
12
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