Haast Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.86° S 169.01° E

Haast Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Haast Beach sea temperature is
13.2° 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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 1AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (27 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (27 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
13
1.6
W
13
1.9
W
13
1.9
W
12
1.4
WNW
11
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WSW
11
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
0.9
WSW
11
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
523
862
1178
1054
504
425
341
298
249
202
209
137
184
194
308
302
311
305
294
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
NNE
0
N
5
SE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
9:23PM1.86m
9:45AM1.90m
10:07PM1.95m
10:27AM1.97m
Low Tide
3:14PM0.74m
3:36AM0.69m
4:00PM0.66m
4:18AM0.61m
4:40PM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:03
8:02
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
7
5
3
3
3
3
3
7
8
7
8
8
7
6
7
9
10
8
8
Feels °C
4
1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
5
6
4
5
6
5
3
4
8
9
6
6
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